Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a pioneer in the field of positive psychology, best known for his research and findings in the state of consciousness he called "flow." He considered rock climbing a ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a Hungarian-born psychologist who showed how everyone from artists to assembly-line workers can be transported to a state of focused contentment by getting caught in the “flow ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi taught psychology at the University of Chicago for three decades and created the concept of the mental frame of mind known as flow, or a state of happiness when a person is ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist and best-selling author who coined the term “flow” to describe the sense of creativity that emerges from an intense absorption in a challenging activity, ...

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says we can achieve one of the most elusive needs — self-actualization — by finding a state of "flow" in our work or our hobbies. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a ...

This is the first in a two-part series on the legacy of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who passed away in October. This part is contributed by Angela Duckworth, Ph.D. Years ago, when I was still in graduate ...

And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.” —William Blake Many winters ago in Hungary, a man sat at his desk with a small rock he had bought from ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a pioneer in the field of positive psychology, best known for his research and findings in the state of consciousness he called "flow." He considered rock climbing a ...