Flow

The Psychology of Optimal Experience

By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Narrated by: Donald Corren

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s famous investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

“Explore[s] a happy state of mind called flow, the feeling of complete engagement in a creative or playful activity.”—Time©1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (P)2024 Recorded Books

Pretty sure that this is a pearl

In the beginning I was fascinated by the power of the concept of flow! Snd I still am. The book post me a bit in the let’s say second half, but probably it was just me, lost in other thoughts! Definitely a recommendation, a must read/listen again for me and most likely a potential top ten book in my physical shelf! 🙌

Very insightful and well written

I like the questions it delves into. Invites you to know yourself, what you do and how you do it. One of those books you listen many times.

Wisdom

The book I needed to hear to understand that it’s okay to love what I love doing, and why I have my existential crises.

Worth the hype

Arguably the best book I've ever experienced. Rich with lessons and directions for living an optimal and quality existence. Powerful.

Not what I expected.

Pretty boring. I was expecting the content to be more about finding flow in athletic performance. It was more of a tedious psychology book and at times mind numbing.