Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people's chances to enjoy theirs. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#p #life

The psychic entropy peculiar to the human condition involves seeing more to do than one can actually accomplish and feeling able to accomplish more than what conditions allow. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#experience

But anyone who has experienced flow knows that the deep enjoyment it provieds requires an equal degree of disciplined concentration. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#p #equality

But religions are only temporarily successful attempts to cope with the lack of meaning in life; they are not permanent answers. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#p- #religion

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#happiness #quality-of-life #experience

Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person's capacity to act. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#inspirational #inspirational

But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#life

Socializing is more positive than being alone, that’s why meetings are so popular. People don’t like being alone. That would be, however, an important skill to learn... ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#socializing #life

It might be true that it is “quality time” that counts, but after a certain point quantity has a bearing on quality. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#quality-of-life #experience

Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. ↗

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

#experience