FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE


	FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE

wildcat

5-26-2008 4:16 PM

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Steps Toward Enhancing the Quality of Life)

Mihaly Csiksczentmihalyi

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5-26-2008 5:44 PM

abailart

Truth cannot be accumulated. What is accumulated is always being destroyed; it withers away. Truth can never wither because it can only be found from moment to moment in every thought, in every relationship, in every word, in every gesture, in a smile, in tears. And if you and I can find that and live it – the very living is the finding of it – then we shall not become propagandists; we shall be creative human beings – not perfect human beings, but creative human beings, which is vastly different.
Krishnamurti

5-26-2008 6:12 PM

ericskiff

I haven't made it through the whole book yet, but I've been influenced by what I've read so far, and try to apply it to everything from how I live my life to the user experience decisions we make here at Clipmarks.com. Great book!

5-26-2008 6:15 PM

Antara

I really enjoyed this!

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