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.
Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does.
For a review of Mihaly's concept and book "Finding Flow" go to
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199707/finding-flow
Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does.
For a review of Mihaly's concept and book "Finding Flow" go to
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199707/finding-flow
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