He noted that the act of creating seemed at times more important than the finished work itself and he was fascinated by what he called the “flow” state, in which the person is completely immersed in an activity with intense focus and creative engagement. As an artist who had dabbled in painting himself, Csikszentmihalyi started his initial observations and studies on artists and creative types. As a fairly new discipline, there were few options in Europe for further study and so he traveled to the United States. Omni, 73-90.).ĭuring a trip to Switzerland, Csikszentmihalyi heard Carl Jung speak and this sparked an interest in psychology.
For hours I’d just focus within a reality that had clear rules and goals” (Sobel, D. In an interview, he noted, “I discovered chess was a miraculous way of entering into a different world where all those things didn’t matter. It was here, amid the misery and loss of family and friends during the war, that he had his first inkling of his seminal work in the area of flow and optimal experience. During his childhood, he was put in an Italian prison. He was born in Hungary in 1934 and, like many of his contemporaries, he was touched by the Second World War in ways that deeply affected his life and later work. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is one of the pioneers of the scientific study of happiness.
High School Happiness and Wellbeing Curriculum.Annotated Bibliography – Mindfulness & Positive Thinking.Review of Key Studies on Mindfulness & Positive Thinking.The Philosophy & Science of Mindfulness.
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