“Wealth, status, and power have become in our culture all too powerful symbols of happiness. ... And we assume that if only we could acquire some of those same symbols, we would be nuch happier.” — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“The essence of socialization is to make people dependent on social controls, to have them respond predictably to rewards and punishments.” — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“We are always getting to live, as Ralph Waldo Emerson used to say, but never living. Or as poor Frances learned in the children's… — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“...the concentration is usually possible because the task undertaken has clear goals and provides immediate feedback.” — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“...they make us dependent on a social system that exploits our energies for its own purposes. ...If a person learns to enjoy and find… — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“But anyone who has experienced flow knows that the deep enjoyment it provieds requires an equal degree of disciplined concentration.” — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“The last great attempt to free consciousness from the domination of impulses and social controls was psychoanalysis; as Freud pointed out, the two tyrants… — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“Wealth, status, and power have become in our culture all too powerful symbols of happiness. ... And we assume that if only we could… — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“The names we use to describe personality traits - such as extrovert, high achiever, or paranoid - refer to the specific patterns people have… — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
“But religions are only temporarily successful attempts to cope with the lack of meaning in life; they are not permanent answers.” — Csikszentmihaly Copy Share Image
