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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Creativity. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, ©1996 (OCoLC)624472269 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi |
| ISBN: | 0060171332 9780060171339 0060928204 9780060928209 |
| OCLC Number: | 34078996 |
| Description: | viii, 456 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | Setting the stage -- Where is creativity? -- The creative personality -- The work of creativity -- The flow of creativity -- Creative surroundings -- The early years -- The later years -- Creative aging -- The domain of the word -- The domain of life -- The domain of the future -- The making of culture -- Enhancing personal creativity -- Appendix A. Brief biographical sketches of the respondents who were interviewed for this study -- Appendix B. Interview protocol used in the study. |
| Responsibility: | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. |
Abstract:
In his bestselling book Flow, Professor Csikszentmihalyi explored states of "optimal experience"--Those times when people report feelings of concentration and deep enjoyment - and showed that what makes experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called "flow." Here Professor Csikszentmihalyi builds on his flow theory, profiling individuals who have found ways to make flow a permanent feature of their lives and at the same time have contributed to society and culture. This book is not so much about the everyday "creativity" that we all experience but the kind of creativity of artists, scientists, and others that can transform our culture and the way we look at the world. By studying the creative lives of exceptional people, Professor Csikszentmihalyi shows us how we can all enhance our everyday lives. His goal is to help us better understand a way of being that is more satisfying and more fulfilling.
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