Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; born 29 September 1934) is a Hungarian psychologist. He created the psychological concept of flow, a highly focused mental state. He is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. He is the former head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth29 September 1934
order important quality
Pleasure is an important component of the quality of life, but by itself it does not bring happiness. Pleasure helps to maintain order, but by itself cannot create a new order in consciousness.
media people symbolic
People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media.
creativity light color-white
If there is one word that makes creative people different from others, it is the word complexity. Instead of being an individual, they are a multitude. Like the color white that includes all colors, they tend to bring together the entire range of human possibilities within themselves. Creativity allows for paradox, light, shadow, inconsistency, even chaos -and creative people experience both extremes with equal intensity.
pain consciousness pleasure
Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there
solitude quality ifs
If you're alone with nothing to do, the quality of your experience really plummets.
reflection relaxation schedules
Take charge of your schedule. Make time for reflection and relaxation.
reality world influence
We can transform reality to the extent that we influence what happens in consciousness and thus free ourselves from the threats and blandishments of the outside world.
be-prepared persons prepared
Happiness is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated , and defended privately by each person.
good-life creativity goal
Problems are solved only when we devote a great deal of attention to them and in a creative way...to have a good life, it is not enough to remove what is wrong with it. We also need a positive goal, otherwise why keep going? Creativity is one answer to that question - It provides one of the most exciting models for living.
events doe happens
Happiness is not something that happens ... It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them.
trying facts deny
We cannot deny the facts of nature, but we should certainly try to improve on them.
discipline people way
Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason.
trying levels glimpse
I have a naive trust in the universe - that at some level it all makes sense, and we can get glimpses of that sense if we try.
fashion mastery gains
Whatever the dictates of fashion, it seems that those who take the trouble to gain mastery over what happens in consciousness do lead a happier life.