Mental state Quote by Cal Newport

“the best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult…

— Tal Ben-Shahar

“Contrary to what we usually believe, moments like these, the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“The best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“The optimal state of inner experience is one in which there is order in consciousness. This happens when psychic energy—or attention—is invested in realistic…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“Csíkszentmihályi, a very brilliant psychologist, believed that what he called Flow was a state of complete absorption which produced the highest level of human…

— Tania Kindersley

“See, the human mind is kind of like...a pinata. When it breaks open, there's a lot of surprises inside. Once you get the pinata…

— Jane Wagner

“In his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to flow as the time when you become lost in your…

— Beth Whitman

“... in moments of crisis our thoughts do not run consecutively but rather sweep over us in waves or intuition and experience ...”

— John le Carré

“It is not the skills we actually have that determine how we feel but the ones we think we have" ... we experience flow,…

— Eric Weiner

“The simplest of tasks can create the happiest of moments.”

— Briar Kit Esme