Flow is an optimal state of being in which active concentration and absorbtion in creative activity leads to the sense of completely suspended time--one is alert, energized, and free of self-consciousness. Through an extensive amount of case studies, controlled experiments, and research of historical figures, this study illustrates that flow is a singularly productive and desirable state. Instructions are included for reaching a state of flow and using it to release anxiety and boredom, set goals, and redirect energy to take control of one's life. En la vida, cada persona siente de vez en cuando un estado de experiencia optima, eso momentos en los que uno se siente poseido por un profundo sentimiento de gozo creativo, de concentracion activa, de absorcion en lo que se esta haciendo. Como resultado de investigaciones sicologicas, este libro explica que el meollo de la "experiencia optima" es un estado de conciencia al que denomina fluir. Tambien explica como este fluir puede ser controlado y provocado, como uno puede ajustar sus energias y sus habilidades a los retos concretos de la vida.

Author Biography

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor in, and the former chairman of, the department of psychology at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Being Adolescent and The Evolving Self.