TY - BOOK AU - Csikszentmihalyi,Mihaly TI - Flow: the psychology of optimal experience T2 - Harper Perennial modern classics SN - 9780061339202 (paperback) AV - BF 575 .H27 C85 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Harper Perennial KW - Happiness KW - Attention KW - fast KW - Flow-Erlebnis KW - gnd KW - Lebensfreude KW - swd KW - Ratgeber N1 - Includes reader's guide; Includes bibliographical references N2 - Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives ER -