Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is a seminal psychology book that explores the state of deep, focused immersion in activities that leads to heightened satisfaction and fulfillment.
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| Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Context triple: [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, notableWork, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience]
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The Experience of Activity
"The Experience of Activity" is a philosophical essay by William James that explores how our direct, lived sense of acting and exerting effort underpins his radical empiricist account of experience and reality.
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B.
The Power of Full Engagement
The Power of Full Engagement is a self-help and performance book that argues managing energy—not time—is the key to achieving high performance and personal renewal.
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C.
Authentic Happiness
Authentic Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Martin Seligman that explores how cultivating strengths, meaning, and positive emotions can lead to lasting well-being.
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D.
The Disciplined Mind
The Disciplined Mind is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that explores how education can cultivate deep understanding, ethical reflection, and disciplined thinking across core academic domains.
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E.
How We Think
How We Think is a foundational philosophical and educational work by John Dewey that analyzes the nature of reflective thought and its role in effective learning and problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Target entity description: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is a seminal psychology book that explores the state of deep, focused immersion in activities that leads to heightened satisfaction and fulfillment.
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A.
The Experience of Activity
"The Experience of Activity" is a philosophical essay by William James that explores how our direct, lived sense of acting and exerting effort underpins his radical empiricist account of experience and reality.
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B.
The Power of Full Engagement
The Power of Full Engagement is a self-help and performance book that argues managing energy—not time—is the key to achieving high performance and personal renewal.
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C.
Authentic Happiness
Authentic Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Martin Seligman that explores how cultivating strengths, meaning, and positive emotions can lead to lasting well-being.
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D.
The Disciplined Mind
The Disciplined Mind is a book by psychologist Howard Gardner that explores how education can cultivate deep understanding, ethical reflection, and disciplined thinking across core academic domains.
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E.
How We Think
How We Think is a foundational philosophical and educational work by John Dewey that analyzes the nature of reflective thought and its role in effective learning and problem-solving.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ |
| author | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
optimal experiences occur when challenges match skills
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people are happiest when they are in a state of flow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesConcept |
autotelic experience
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autotelic personality ⓘ challenge-skill balance ⓘ clear goals ⓘ control of consciousness ⓘ flow state ⓘ immediate feedback ⓘ intrinsic motivation ⓘ loss of self-consciousness ⓘ time distortion ⓘ |
| explores |
conditions for deep concentration
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how people create meaning ⓘ relationship between flow and happiness ⓘ structure of consciousness ⓘ |
| field |
positive psychology
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psychology ⓘ |
| genre | popular psychology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
applications to work and leisure
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case studies of optimal experience ⓘ discussion of the autotelic self ⓘ theoretical chapters on flow ⓘ |
| influenced |
creativity research
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educational psychology ⓘ organizational psychology ⓘ positive psychology movement ⓘ sports psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking flow to life satisfaction
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popularizing the concept of flow ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| subject |
consciousness
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creativity ⓘ flow (psychology) ⓘ happiness ⓘ motivation ⓘ optimal experience ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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researchers in human behavior ⓘ students of psychology ⓘ |
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Subject: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Description of subject: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is a seminal psychology book that explores the state of deep, focused immersion in activities that leads to heightened satisfaction and fulfillment.
Referenced by (6)
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
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Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
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