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December 23, 2019
Came at a good time in my life- just what I needed to reinvigorate myself after a couple of weeks of being in an existential rut. Perfect for New Years. This book has a lot of great ideas on how to give meaning to life. If nothing else it sheds light on why one can be miserable despite living a life of relative privilege. It has two primary faults: (1) so much information! It feels like a primer, in that every chapter could have been its own book. It requires your full attention (which, I am now realizing, aligns pretty well with the book’s whole ~thing~). (2) you can tell this is not from the 2010s- some of the content needs updating. There’s a bit in there about how to improve your child’s life so they are not tempted to join a “motorcycle gang�. (???)
February 7, 2020
DNF at pg 83
I just couldn't get into the 'flow' of this book. It tells too many rambling stories and I found myself getting impatient and wishing I was reading something else. If I ever find it on audiobook for free I'll try it again but for now I'm abandoning it.
I just couldn't get into the 'flow' of this book. It tells too many rambling stories and I found myself getting impatient and wishing I was reading something else. If I ever find it on audiobook for free I'll try it again but for now I'm abandoning it.
January 20, 2020
Interesting concept but I felt that for a lot of the second half of the book, Csikszentmihalyi was just writing for the sake of writing.
Once the idea of flow was introduced and what the steps were to reach that mindset, it started to become more of a chore to finish the book.
Once the idea of flow was introduced and what the steps were to reach that mindset, it started to become more of a chore to finish the book.
December 17, 2019
Originally written 30 years ago, this book didn't age well. The parts I enjoyed - snippits, really - weren't worth the hours of reading.
February 18, 2022
Flow se démarque sensiblement des livres dédiés au Bonheur (et Dieu sait qu'ils sont nombreux). Et ce positivement.
Mihaly, via des études portées par ses équipes et ou d'autres chercheurs, a cherché à trouver une "essence"du bonheur, qui pourrait se retrouver dans toutes les cultures, toutes les générations et les sexes. Il dépasse donc les couches superficielles du bonheur pour aller dénicher un mécanisme propre à tout humain. Ce mécanisme ou plutôt processus, il va le baptiser Flow.
Une partie de l'ouvrage se penche donc d'abord sur la réflexion et les études qui l'ont mené à découvrir ce Flow. Et l'autre partie analyse les différentes sphères et situations dans lesquelles ce Flow peut se manifester (et surtout, comment).
Ce livre pour moi est une des pierres de fondation des théories actuelles. Il date des années 80 et fait références à des études plus lointaines : il y a donc des anecdotes un peu poussiéreuses qui feront un peu sourire par moment. Mais la théorie qui soutient le tout est vraiment d'actualité et beaucoup plus rassasiante que tout ce que j'ai pu lire jusqu'à présent sur le sujet. Le travail qui se trouve en amont est pertinent et cohérent. Et les sphères d'application du Flow, variées.
Sa richesse principale réside selon moi dans cette volonté de base d'avoir voulu trouver un dénominateur commun à l'humanité plutôt que de proposer des recettes fragilisées par leur dépendance à des critères changeants.
Mihaly, via des études portées par ses équipes et ou d'autres chercheurs, a cherché à trouver une "essence"du bonheur, qui pourrait se retrouver dans toutes les cultures, toutes les générations et les sexes. Il dépasse donc les couches superficielles du bonheur pour aller dénicher un mécanisme propre à tout humain. Ce mécanisme ou plutôt processus, il va le baptiser Flow.
Une partie de l'ouvrage se penche donc d'abord sur la réflexion et les études qui l'ont mené à découvrir ce Flow. Et l'autre partie analyse les différentes sphères et situations dans lesquelles ce Flow peut se manifester (et surtout, comment).
Ce livre pour moi est une des pierres de fondation des théories actuelles. Il date des années 80 et fait références à des études plus lointaines : il y a donc des anecdotes un peu poussiéreuses qui feront un peu sourire par moment. Mais la théorie qui soutient le tout est vraiment d'actualité et beaucoup plus rassasiante que tout ce que j'ai pu lire jusqu'à présent sur le sujet. Le travail qui se trouve en amont est pertinent et cohérent. Et les sphères d'application du Flow, variées.
Sa richesse principale réside selon moi dans cette volonté de base d'avoir voulu trouver un dénominateur commun à l'humanité plutôt que de proposer des recettes fragilisées par leur dépendance à des critères changeants.
January 6, 2020
Kitap hayatımızın içindeki "Flow" mantığını kurgusunu çok güzel anlatıyor. Oldukça akıcı ve anlaşılır dilde yazılmış. Hayattan örnekler verilmesi çok hoş olmuş. Hayatımızdan keyif almak zevk almak için nelere dikkat etmeliyiz. Sevdiğimiz işte çalışmak neden önemli. Sevmediğimiz işte çalışınca hayatın bize nasıl zulüm olabileceğini iyice anlıyorsunuz. İşini seven insanların ortak özelliklerini dinlediğinizde sevdiğiniz ve size uygun olan işi yapmanın önemini daha iyi kavrıyorsunuz.
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The book describes the logic of "Flow" in our lives so beautifully in its fiction. It is written in very fluent and clear language. It's nice to have examples from life. To enjoy our lives, to enjoy what we have to pay attention to. Why it's important to work in the job we love. You understand how life can be cruel to us when we work in a job we don't like. When you listen to the common characteristics of people who love their work, you understand the importance of doing the work that you love and that suits you better.
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The book describes the logic of "Flow" in our lives so beautifully in its fiction. It is written in very fluent and clear language. It's nice to have examples from life. To enjoy our lives, to enjoy what we have to pay attention to. Why it's important to work in the job we love. You understand how life can be cruel to us when we work in a job we don't like. When you listen to the common characteristics of people who love their work, you understand the importance of doing the work that you love and that suits you better.
October 28, 2020
Me pareció un libro excelente que da las bases para poder comprender mejor el disfruté en las labores y el disfruté en la vida en general. Las estructuras dicipativas, el sistema en el que las plantas absorben la luz solar como energÃa, siendo está luz un efecto de la combustión, aprovechan esa energÃa que de otra forma solo serÃa desperdicio. Se relaciona este sistema con nuestra cotidianidad y nos explica cómo podrÃamos cambiar nuestra personalidad a una autotelica. Que nos permitirÃa disfrutar más los obstáculos de la vida, más que sufrirlos
Se volvió uno de mis libros favoritos y lo recomiendo completamente.
Se volvió uno de mis libros favoritos y lo recomiendo completamente.
January 16, 2020
per motivi inspiegabili non tradotto più in italiano, l'ho letto in una vecchia edizione di Frassinelli. L'autore identifica nell'impegno, nella capacità di porsi obiettivi e di raggiungerli, nel badare non al proprio scopo ma all'armonia universale il termine ultimo della felicità umana.
Proprio bello.
Una sorta di Bibbia laica, diciamo
Proprio bello.
Una sorta di Bibbia laica, diciamo
December 14, 2019
Virkelig god og inspirerende bog. Har meget fokus på happiness og joy, og hvordan dette bliver opnået i dagligdagen. Specielt kapitlerne til og med "The Flow of Thought" kapital 6 er virkelig gode. Læs gerne disse kapitler igen.
June 9, 2023
What a great book. What adventure is all about, not about big outdoors or adrenaline but about small steps, to remain deatached to goals and stay focused on the present moment. To find peace within chaos, to know yourself and stay true to your principles and to enjoy the process...
May 12, 2019
In depth about all things flow. I found there to be many disparate subjects that are actually related to flow. I love the ideas here and hope you do too.
June 28, 2019
Love the concept but I found it to be repetitive and slightly boring. As though I was reading a biology textbook
November 25, 2019
Motivation in Book-form
November 27, 2019
miserable to work through but interesting
December 30, 2019
An interesting look at how to achieve peace and happiness. This is one of our Mazatlan Bookclub selections.
December 30, 2019
fantastic.
very unique style of writing; for such an academic text it kept me rapt with attention throughout the entirety of the book.
highly recommended for many a-ha moments.
very unique style of writing; for such an academic text it kept me rapt with attention throughout the entirety of the book.
highly recommended for many a-ha moments.
February 19, 2022
Re-learn how to be happy.
March 21, 2023
One of the most amazing books i have read, and one of the few books i would definitely reread
March 17, 2025
the first 100 pages were a painful experience to read, but it gets way better after that
January 27, 2020
A must read book... very inspiring and motivating, however it is unnecessarily wordy. By the end of the book I found that I had trouble finishing it because i lost the reason to. Despite this, it was a very eye opening and its lessons on happiness is something I’ll never forget.
May 12, 2020
This should have been essay-length, but still definitely worth working through!
He talks about gamification decades before everything became gamified.
He talks about the destructive influence of social media, decades before Facebook was founded.
He talks about being present and motivated intrinsically a generation before we all became obsessed with mindfulness, dopamine detoxes and decluttering.
There is a mischievous rebellious streak running through the book - against the consumer society and the institutions which groom us to be mindless conforming drones.
He talks about gamification decades before everything became gamified.
He talks about the destructive influence of social media, decades before Facebook was founded.
He talks about being present and motivated intrinsically a generation before we all became obsessed with mindfulness, dopamine detoxes and decluttering.
There is a mischievous rebellious streak running through the book - against the consumer society and the institutions which groom us to be mindless conforming drones.
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