Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a world-renowned psychologist, Senior Fulbright Fellow and member of the National Academy of Leisure Sciences and the National Academy of Education. Csikszentmihalyi received his PhD in Psychology at the University of Chicago in 1965. Since that time, the author has dedicated his life to promoting his theories regarding optimal experience and how everyone has the ability to control the consciousness in order to experience happiness and fulfillment.

The author has performed extensive studies on a diverse group of subjects, detailing how each acts and reacts to various circumstances. The negative responses are easy to gauge and happen most often when a person has an internal conflict or attempts to control external forces and situations. However, when a person is in harmony with body and mind, one can experience flow which leads to a heightened awareness and sense of joy.

The book, Flow, The Psychology of...