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.

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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