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Finding Flow

The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

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Finding Flow

By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
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Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives.

Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow contends that we often walk through our days unaware of and out of touch with our emotional lives. Our inattention makes us constantly bounce between two extremes: During much of the day, we live filled with the anxiety and pressures of our work and obligations, and during our leisure moments, we tend to live in passive boredom. The key, according to Csikszentmihalyi, is to challenge ourselves with tasks requiring a high degree of skill and commitment. Instead of watching television, play the piano. Transform a routine task by taking a different approach. In short, learn the joy of complete engagement. Though they appear simple, the lessons in Finding Flow are life altering.

©1997 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (P)2015 Gildan Media LLC Creativity Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Inspiring

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Excellent advice and solid message in a timeless way. I recommend this as a good start to understanding life

Flow State father

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Interesting in parts but ultimately there was a lot of padding in this book. The book contained nothing which could be described as groundbreaking or even new in the field of research.

Some Insights

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Well read, thought out and balanced. As an introduction to Flow or as a reminder, you will not find a better read/listen, but this is what you would expect from the founder of Flow.

A small points to note, this is now a fairly old book so some of the views are a bit well-aged and tired. That said, with an open mind this shouldn't be an issue to the avid listener.

Excellent

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We were introduced to flow at uni, but this book was interesting every second, I have 6 other unfinished books in my library yet I couldn't stop listening to this on till I finished it, my first finished book on audible!

A very interesting read

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flow is needed in all areas in life or entropy ensues disorder.

flow = order = contentment

entropy = disorder = discontent

live a life of flow

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This is a great insight into changing characteristics of young and old and how different societies have changed

Entertaining and informative

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Excellent narration, excellent length, excellent way in which it is written. I recommend this over the other flow book by Mihalyi.

This is one of the best books I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing.

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Given this author's work is so heavily cited by other authors I had hoped for more aha moments

Interesting concept

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My expectations of the father of Flow theory were clearly too high. It was a pleasant listening but without any "aha moments" or useful takeaways.

The book and the research it's based on are clearly outdated. Only TV is discussed when talking about teenagers consuming media. There I no mention of gaming, the Internet or social media interactions.

Outdated, clearly written in pre-smartphone era

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Well read. Definitive work on the subject. Flow is crucial for a good life. It is the quality of our doing stuff

A classic on the subject

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