The meaning of things

The meaning of things by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a 1981 Psychology & Mind book written by TED speaker Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, paired here with the talk they gave.

The pairing

  • Paired talk: "Flow, the secret to happiness" (2008), 8.1M views on TED.com
  • Timing: Published 27 years before the talk.
  • In the catalogue: The 1st of 9 books by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Books Worth Reading (1981–2014), by publication year.
  • Edition: Cambridge University Press, 1981 · 304 pages

The paired TED talk

Flow, the secret to happiness (2008), the TED talk by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

From the publisher

Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of "flow", a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. He was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. Earlier, he served as the head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College.

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