Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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“Favorite book in this topic is Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Love this passage and the idea of “the field.” Cultivating the field is critical.”
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Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. The author's objective is to offer an understanding of what leads to these moments, be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab, so that knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on 100 interviews with exceptional people, from biol...
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Psychology, and Personal Development.
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“Favorite book in this topic is Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Love this passage and the idea of “the field.” Cultivating the field is critical.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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