“Entropy is the normal state of consciousness—a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable. To avoid this condition, people are naturally eager… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“The normal condition of the mind is chaos. Only when involved in a goal-directed activity does it acquire order and positive moods.” — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“A great view does not act like a silver bullet, embedding a new idea in the mind. Rather, what seems to happen… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Flow” is the way people describe their state of mind when consciousness is harmoniously ordered, and they want to pursue whatever they… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“How we feel about ourselves, the joy we get from living, ultimately depend directly on how to the mind filters and interprets… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Without the capacity to provide its own information, the mind drifts into randomness. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“The mental framework that makes science enjoyable is accessible to everyone. It involves curiosity, careful observation, a disciplined way of recording events,… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
How we feel about ourselves, the joy we get from living, ultimately depends directly on how the mind filters and interprets everyday… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“The distinction between serial and parallel processing of information may also explain what happens during incubation. In a serial system like that… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“By nature, however, we are born ignorant. Therefore should we not try to learn? Some people produce more than the usual amount… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Although watching TV is far from being a positive experience—generally people report feeling passive, weak, rather irritable, and sad when doing it—at… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“After college she worked in the theater and started publishing her stories. She still plays the piano, and in a way that… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“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… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
People without an internalized symbolic system can all too easily become captives of the media. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Through learning we grow, becoming more than we were before, and in that sense learning is unselfish, because it results in the transformation of… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, many people find the only challenges they can respond to are violence, gambling, random sex, or drugs. Some of these experiences can be… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
It is essential to learn to enjoy life. It really does not make sense to go through the motions of existence if one does… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“It is usual to explain the motivation of those who enjoy dangerous activities as some sort of pathological need: they are trying to exorcise… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
“Wisdom and integrity cannot be found in any single domain. A broader viewpoint that breaks across disciplinary boundaries is needed, a way of understanding… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Many business leaders today view their jobs as entailing responsibility for the welfare of the wider community. These individuals do not define themselves as… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
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.… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
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… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
