Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist and best-selling author who coined the term “flow” to describe the sense of creativity that emerges from an intense absorption in a challenging activity ...

The psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in an undated photo. With his best selling book, he helped make the concept of “flow” a cultural phenomenon. Steve Strandberg/The Chicago Maroon ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, pioneering psychologist and ‘father of flow,’ 1934–2021 Scholar inspired leaders, colleagues and students in his exploration of optimal and positive experiences Prof. Emeritus ...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi taught psychology at the University of Chicago for three decades and created the concept of the mental frame of mind known as flow, or a state of happiness when a person is ...

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says we can achieve one of the most elusive needs — self-actualization — by finding a state of "flow" in our work or our hobbies.

The book made “flow” a part of popular and political culture. Jimmy Johnson, onetime coach of the Dallas Cowboys, cited Csikszentmihalyi’s work as a critical piece in his preparation for the ...