To live fully, without regrets, trying to achieve something that has value for others. I usually ask this question at the very end but, as you are the founder of the flow concept, which is widely researched today, it feels obligatory that I use it as an opener: what is your definition of happiness Prof Csikszentmihalyi, thank you for your time. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.” Martin Seligman, former president of the American Psychological Association, described Csikszentmihalyi as the world’s leading researcher on positive psychology. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Csikszentmihalyi defined flow as “being so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. It was through these studies that Csikszentmihalyi started to look into what he would term Flow, the state of being where one’s performance was heightened and one really starts to come alive. His early studies focused on happiness and creativity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi* is a Hungarian-born psychology professor who is considered the “Godfather” of the flow concept. If you reach your goal – enjoy it if you don’t, learn from it.
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