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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quotes

Hungarian Psychologist September 29, 1934

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But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The last great attempt to free consciousness from the domination of impulses and social controls was psychoanalysis; as Freud pointed out, the two tyrants that fought for control over the mind were the id and the superago, the first a servant of a genes, the second a lackey of society - both representing the "Other". Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The psychic entropy peculiar to the human condition involves seeing more to do than one can actually accomplish and feeling able to accomplish more than what conditions allow. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there"
Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "the concentration is usually possible because the task..."
...the concentration is usually possible because the task undertaken has clear goals and provides immediate feedback. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that..."
But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The essence of socialization is to make people dependent on social controls, to have them respond predictably to rewards and punishments. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The rules themselves are clear enough, and within everyone’s reach. But many forces, both within ourselves and in the environment, stand in the way. It is a little like trying to lose weight: everyone knows what it takes, everyone wants to do it, yet it is next to impossible for so many. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quote: "...what the social environment told them to want..."
...what the social environment told them to want... Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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