--- title: "12 Doe Quotes By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi" description: "12 Doe quotes by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Plus more from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and more Doe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_depends_happiness-is-not-something-that-happens_2920375.jpg" --- > [Happiness is not something that happens ... It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/happiness-is-not-something-that-happens-it-does-not-depend-on-outside/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_depends_happiness-is-not-something-that-happens_2920375.jpg) > [If an enterprise does not aspire to be the best of its kind, it will attract second-rate employees, and it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/if-an-enterprise-does-not-aspire-to-be-the-best-of-its-kind-it-will/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_aspire_if-an-enterprise-does-not-aspire-to-be-t_183577.jpg) > [Happiness does not simply happen to us. It's something that we make happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/happiness-does-not-simply-happen-to-us-it-s-something-that-we-make/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_doe_happiness-does-not-simply-happen-to-us-i_2022638.jpg) > [Pleasure is an important component of the quality of life, but by itself it does not bring happiness. Pleasure helps to maintain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/pleasure-is-an-important-component-of-the-quality-of-life-but-by/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_components_pleasure-is-an-important-component-of-th_626196.jpg) > [Contrary to what most of us believe, happiness does not simply happen to us. It's something that we make happen, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/contrary-to-what-most-of-us-believe-happiness-does-not-simply-happen/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_believe_contrary-to-what-most-of-us-believe-happ_2404993.jpg) > [It is essential to learn to enjoy life. It really does not make sense to go through the motions of existence if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-is-essential-to-learn-to-enjoy-life-it-really-does-not-make-sense/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_appreciate_it-is-essential-to-learn-to-enjoy-life-i_37772.jpg) > [Whatever the composition of a firm, if it is to do good business it should be a place where everyone is encouraged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/whatever-the-composition-of-a-firm-if-it-is-to-do-good-business-it/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_achieve_whatever-the-composition-of-a-firm-if-it_2978793.jpg) > [It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-necessarily-needs-to-be/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_art-of-life_it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-ne_3113259.jpg) > [What does this contradictory pattern mean?one conclusion seems inevitable: when it comes to work, people do not heed the evidence of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/what-does-this-contradictory-pattern-mean-one-conclusion-seems/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_avoided_what-does-this-contradictory-pattern-mea_3075592.jpg) > [But to change all existence into a flow experience, it is not sufficient to learn merely how to control moment-by-moment states of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow-experience-it-is-not/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_activity_but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow_287115.jpg) > [Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. Is what you do for a living making you ill?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/our-jobs-determine-to-a-large-extent-what-our-lives-are-like-is-what/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_action_our-jobs-determine-to-a-large-extent-wha_577921.jpg) > [“What I “discovered” was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/what-i-discovered-was-that-happiness-is-not-something-that-happens-it/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_able_what-i-discovered-was-that-happiness-is_2696742.jpg) ## Other authors on Doe ## More by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi > [“Entropy is the normal state of consciousness—a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable. To avoid this condition, people are naturally eager to fill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/entropy-is-the-normal-state-of-consciousness-a-condition-that-is/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/most-enjoyable-activities-are-not-natural-they-demand-an-effort-that/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/people-without-an-internalized-symbolic-system-can-all-too-easily/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [Through learning we grow, becoming more than we were before, and in that sense learning is unselfish, because it results in the transformation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/through-learning-we-grow-becoming-more-than-we-were-before-and-in/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [“Unfortunately, many people find the only challenges they can respond to are violence, gambling, random sex, or drugs. Some of these experiences can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/unfortunately-many-people-find-the-only-challenges-they-can-respond/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [It is essential to learn to enjoy life. It really does not make sense to go through the motions of existence if one does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-is-essential-to-learn-to-enjoy-life-it-really-does-not-make-sense/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [“It is usual to explain the motivation of those who enjoy dangerous activities as some sort of pathological need: they are trying to exorcise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-is-usual-to-explain-the-motivation-of-those-who-enjoy-dangerous/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [“Wisdom and integrity cannot be found in any single domain. A broader viewpoint that breaks across disciplinary boundaries is needed, a way of understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/wisdom-and-integrity-cannot-be-found-in-any-single-domain-a-broader/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/for-better-or-worse-our-future-will-be-determined-in-large-part-by/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [Many business leaders today view their jobs as entailing responsibility for the welfare of the wider community. These individuals do not define themselves as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/many-business-leaders-today-view-their-jobs-as-entailing/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [The rules themselves are clear enough, and within everyone’s reach. But many forces, both within ourselves and in the environment, stand in the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/the-rules-themselves-are-clear-enough-and-within-everyone-s-reach-but/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [When each of these three elements of vision-concern for excellence, for people and for the wider environment-are present, business is transformed from a tool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/when-each-of-these-three-elements-of-vision-concern-for-excellence/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [If an enterprise does not aspire to be the best of its kind, it will attract second-rate employees, and it will be soon forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/if-an-enterprise-does-not-aspire-to-be-the-best-of-its-kind-it-will/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [Only direct control of experience, the ability to derive moment-by-moment enjoyment from everything we do, can overcome the obstacles to fulfillment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/only-direct-control-of-experience-the-ability-to-derive-moment-by/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) > [Try to be surprised by something every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/try-to-be-surprised-by-something-every-day/) [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/#itemlist", "name": "12 Doe Quotes By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Happiness is not something that happens ... 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It may always have to be hard, or at least harder than doing nothing at all. But there is ample evidence that work can be enjoyable, and that indeed, it is often the most enjoyable part of life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-necessarily-needs-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_art-of-life_it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-ne_3113259.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_art-of-life_it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-ne_3113259.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_art-of-life_it-does-not-seem-to-be-true-that-work-ne_3113259.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. 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It is also necessary to have an overall context of goals for the events of everyday life to make senseTo create harmony in whatever one does is the last task that the flow theory presents to whose who wish to attain optimal experience; it is a task that involves transforming the entirety of life into a single flow activity, with unified goals that provide constant purpose.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow-experience-it-is-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_activity_but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow_287115.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_activity_but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow_287115.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_activity_but-to-change-all-existence-into-a-flow_287115.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But to change all existence into a flow experience, it is not sufficient to learn merely how to control…” — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. 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