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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a renowned Hungarian-American psychologist who pioneered the concept of “flow” – a highly focused mental state that enhances productivity. He held prestigious academic positions and made significant contributions to the understanding of human psychology and behavior.
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About the Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyiwas a Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of “flow”, a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. He was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. Earlier, he served as the head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College.
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist who recognized and named the psychological concept of ‘flow’ – a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discovered and named the psychological concept of ‘flow’, which is a highly focused mental state that is conducive to productivity.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. He also served as the head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s name is pronounced as ‘MEE-hy CHEEK-sent-mee-HAH-yee’ in English, and as ‘[ˈt͡ʃiËksÉ›ntmihaËji ˈmihaËj]’ in Hungarian.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was born on September 29, 1934, and passed away on October 20, 2021.
3 Quotes by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiHungarian-American psychologist (1934-2021)
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And, in fact, you can find that the lack of basic resources, material resources, contributes to unhappiness, but the increase in material resources do not increase happiness.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiHungarian-American psychologist (1934-2021)
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And it has become a kind of a truism in the study of creativity that you can’t be creating anything with less than 10 years of technical knowledge immersion in a particular field.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiHungarian-American psychologist (1934-2021)