Nowadays, most people have heard the term "flow" before. It was the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi who first described and named this concept in his book of the same name in 1990.
In his book, the author describes the scientific method he used to analyze flow, how people achieve the flow state, and how they feel about it.
Flow is a mental state of highest concentration achieved through clear goals, immediate feedback, and a balance between challenge and ability. In flow, people become wholly absorbed in an activity, block out everything else and achieve peak performance. They lose track of time and experience a feeling of euphoria and happiness.
According to the author, this happiness is more satisfying and fulfilling than the short-term pleasure people experience from, for example, aimless television or other non-challenging activities (these days, social media).
Flow can be found in many activities: in sports, music, intellectual pursuits, craft activities, and even on the assembly line.
The book is interesting, informative, pleasantly written, and worth reading both for people who regularly experience flow and for those who have not yet encountered it.
🎧 Suitable as an audiobook? Absolutely – I can highly recommend it. The author reads it himself, and it doesn't even sound read aloud, but as if the author is narrating loosely and freely.
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