All tagged Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi

Flow versus Burnout

But first, a quick exposition on the theory of “flow.” The Hungarian psychologist, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, put forth in his book Flow, from 1990, that we are all capable of a state of deep immersion, a temporary joyful condition of existence, in an activity as long as our skill level matches the challenge…