Quotes by : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives . . . most of the things that are interesting....

But shortcuts are dangerous we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually....

It might be true that it is “quality time” that counts, but after a certain point quantity has a....

By nature, however, we are born ignorant. Therefore should we not try to learn? Some people produce more....

..Such practices and beliefs, which interfere with happiness, are neither inevitable nor necessary; they....

If one has failed to develop curiosity and interest in the early years, it is a good idea to acquire....

Few would argue that a simpler consciousness, no matter how harmonious, is preferable to a more complex....

Creative people are constantly surprised. They don’t assume that they understand what is happening....

The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings."--(psychologist....

In other words, if Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy showed more than their fair share of pathology it was due....