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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quotes

Hungarian Psychologist September 29, 1934

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But religions are only temporarily successful attempts to cope with the lack of meaning in life; they are not permanent answers. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The names we use to describe personality traits - such as extrovert, high achiever, or paranoid - refer to the specific patterns people have used to structure their attantion. At the same party, the extrovert will seek out and enjoy interactions with others, the high achiever will look for useful business conacts, and the paranoid will be on guard for signs of danger he must avoid. Attention can be invested in innumerable ways, ways that can make life eihther rich or miserable. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without..."
The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people's chances to enjoy theirs. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "Control of consciousness determines the quality of life."
Control of consciousness determines the quality of life. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied..."
A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "it's a wise parent who allows her children to give up the..."
it's a wise parent who allows her children to give up the things of childhood in their own time. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And once we have tasted this joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. This is the way the self grows. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
...It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
...success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue...as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
It is by being fully involved with every detail of our lives, whether good or bad, that we find happiness, not by trying to look for it directly. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Socializing is more positive than being alone, that’s why meetings are so popular. People don’t like being alone. That would be, however, an important skill to learn... Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
..Such practices and beliefs, which interfere with happiness, are neither inevitable nor necessary; they evolved by chance, as a result of random responses to accidental conditions. But once they become part of the norms and habits of a culture, people assume that this is how things must be; they come to believe they have no other options. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Since the purpose of business is to satisfy existing desires, or stimulate new ones, if everyone were genuinely happy, there would be no need for business any longer. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Wealth, status, and power have become in our culture all too powerful symbols of happiness. ... And we assume that if only we could acquire some of those same symbols, we would be nuch happier. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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