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	• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Harper Perennial, 1991 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 106 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great book. Thanks, we needed this!


Superb - life altering

I use this book all the time - it has completely changed my approach to life in general. The main premise that I needed to learn is that enjoyment comes from complexity - so while our natural tendency is towards simplicity, full engagement in life ('flow') only comes about when you're fully immersed, often in a disciplined way, in a task that has rules and boundaries. In other words you need constant feedback of how well you're doing, no matter what the pursuit. Otherwise, it will all feel to simple, and you'll never achieve that higher state of 'flow'.

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Even better than evolving self

I read Evolving Self and thought that was a wonderful book. Flow is even better. Great books, especially Flow. Highly recommended.

1) Those 1 star reviewers have never read the book
2) They have no earthly clue what this book is all about.

HINT: Flow is a state of consiousness. A state of being. This book has helped me with my golf game, my performance on the job and in relationships with my spouse and family.

Great book. 1 star reviewers, try reading the book and then come back and place your review.

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Perfect for seekers in Zen

I have been looking out for this book for a year before it appeared at the bookstore again. I had found a book, entitled Good Business by the same author and found his concept of flow intriguing. I supposed Good Business is a great book but I wanted to understand the basic concepts before reading about how they apply to business.

Flow is a truly enlightening read. As I mentioned in my previous post, I read Zen in the Art of Archery and Flow is the perfect follow-up to it. Zen in the Art of Archery helped my understand flow in terms of photography. Ever since, photography for me was a spiritual practice. Flow elaborates on the concepts introduced to me in Zen in the Art of Archery. This book de-mystified flow experiences and made me aware of the various methods, conditions and activities which can bring about joy.

Csiksentmihalyi succeeded in describing the apparent paradoxes of Zen experiences. This book, although filled with findings from numerous modern studies is a must read for seekers interested to learn more about Zen and thus, life.

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