Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced chick-sent-me-high-ee) , born in 1934, is a psychology professor, the former head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago. He is noted for his work in the study of happiness, creativity, subjective well-being, and fun, but is best known as the architect of the notion of flow and for his years of research and writing on the topic. He is the author of many books and over 120 articles or book chapters. He is one of the most widely cited psychologists today, in a variety of fields related to psychology and business.
Csikszentmihalyi is also a leading researcher on creativity. Csikszentmihalyi explored the lives of more than 90 of the world’s most creative people, such as author Madeline L’Engle and scientist Jonas Salk, to find out how creativity has been a force in their lives. He’s discovered that some highly creative people find satisfaction by inventing a career or job for themselves, like a scientist who creates a new field of study. These findings are described in his book ‘Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention.
Some of his books include: “The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium” “Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)” “Creativity : Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention” and “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience”
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