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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many still believe that happiness is defined by ___________, though the author says this is not the case.

2. Setting goals and receiving __________ feedback are crucial elements to achieving enjoyment, according to the author.

3. Any action which requires attention from a person will results in the removal of the ability to fully __________ on other things.

4. When events or information clashes with a person's sense of self, then _____________ entropy can occur.

5. _________ increases as people age, according to the book, so people become more willing to ask what their life is about.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author want people to realize about the idea of challenges?

2. What can the idea of flow teach a person to do in relation to his life and happiness?

3. What does the author say goes hand in hand with many things that are enjoyable?

4. What can the self give insight into, according to Csikszentmihalyi in this section of the book?

5. Where does flow tend to occur most often in life, according to the author?

6. What are the two main strategies, according to the author, for improving one's life?

7. What is a person able to do as a result of having a consciousness, according to the author?

8. What is the difference between pleasure and enjoyment, according to the author of the book?

9. How does the author say that happiness can be achieved, as he does not believe it is an unattainable goal?

10. What is the relationship between culture and the way a person can experience flow in his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The conflict of self and outside events can cause psychic entropy, according to the author.

Part 1: Can you come up with an example of how outside events can cause troubles in the mind?

Part 2: Why do you think the self can't always reconcile events that take place outside of itself?

Part 3: Do you believe the self and outside events need to always be congruent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Changing external conditions is one of the ways in which the quality of life can be improved, according to the author.

Part 1: Why do you think changing things outside of yourself makes you happier?

Part 2: Do you agree that changing things around you is a way to create permanent happiness?

Part 3: In what ways do you think that changing the external conditions of your life may not cause happiness?

Essay Topic 3

Though some people do not like work, they don't experience flow in their leisure time either.

Part 1: Why do you think some people aren't finding flow in their lives?

Part 2: Do you think you'd feel more flow with more or less leisure time? Why?

Part 3: How do you think your life would change if you had more free time?

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