Most important, he explains why creativity needs to be cultivated and is necessary for the future of our country, if not the world. He discusses such ideas as why creative individuals are often seen as selfish and arrogant, and why the tortured genius is largely a myth. The classic study of the creative process from the national best-selling author of Flow, Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his thirty years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process. Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, 'What makes a life worth living' Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasur. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals what leads to these moments-be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab-so that this knowledge can be used to enrich peoples lives. The classic study of the creative process from the national bestselling author of Flowcreativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living.
The author of The Evolving Self draws on the theories put forth in his best-selling Flow to explain the creative process and share personal anecdotes of successful people to show readers how to tap into their own creativity.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934-2021) was a Hungarian-born professor of American psychology at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA and is the former head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago.Explains the creative process and shares personal anecdotes of successful people to show readers how to tap into their own creativity. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. ".That kind of creativity is what makes life really full and worth living." (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow. "Each one of us can experience the feeling of discovery," says Czikszentmihalyi. He describes how creative expression improves with age, how to avoid discouraging it in children, how art fits into its social context, and other insights to help you understand and express your own creativity in new ways. He shares how outstandingly creative people differ from ordinary people, and how those of us who consider ourselves more ordinary can cultivate the spark of creativity within. What does it mean to be a creative person? Here, Czikszentmihalyi tells of the results of extensive research on the subject.
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