Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ExperienceBook-of-th-Month-Club, 2001 - 303 pages |
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Page 14
... existence and have given credible answers . From the fourth to the eighth century of our era Christianity spread throughout Europe , Islam arose in the Middle East , and Buddhism conquered Asia . For hundreds of years these religions ...
... existence and have given credible answers . From the fourth to the eighth century of our era Christianity spread throughout Europe , Islam arose in the Middle East , and Buddhism conquered Asia . For hundreds of years these religions ...
Page 132
... existence of a troubling reality . Like any other flow activity , however , writing that becomes addictive becomes dangerous : it forces the writer to commit himself to a limited range of experiences , and forecloses other options for ...
... existence of a troubling reality . Like any other flow activity , however , writing that becomes addictive becomes dangerous : it forces the writer to commit himself to a limited range of experiences , and forecloses other options for ...
Page 152
... existence also has some of the freedom and flowlike structure of earliest " work . " Many contemporary young Navajos in Arizona claim that fol- lowing their sheep on horseback over the mesas is the most enjoyable thing they ever do ...
... existence also has some of the freedom and flowlike structure of earliest " work . " Many contemporary young Navajos in Arizona claim that fol- lowing their sheep on horseback over the mesas is the most enjoyable thing they ever do ...
Contents
THE ANATOMY OF CONSCIOUSNESS | 23 |
ENJOYMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE | 43 |
THE CONDITIONS OF FLOW | 71 |
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