A note from Jim: Truly fascinating. Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 19 minute presentation on his concept of “Flow”…. >
Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity. Proposed and extensively researched by positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, the concept has been widely referenced across a variety of fields.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow.html
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity, fulfillment and flow
Found on TED.com (www.ted.com)
About this talk
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
About Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives. A leading researcher in positive psychology, he has devoted his life to studying what makes people truly happy: "When we are involved in [creativity], we feel that we are living more fully than during the rest of life." He is the architect of the notion of "flow" -- the creative moment when a person is completely involved in an activity for its own sake.
Csikszentmihalyi teaches psychology and management at Claremont Graduate University, focusing on human strengths such as optimism, motivation and responsibility. He's the director the the Quality of Life Research Center there. He has written numerous books and papers about the search for joy and fulfillment.
"A man obsessed by happiness."
Richard Flaste, New York Times
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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
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