Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
33 people recommended it in 20 threads, 2007–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
A fantastic read about the state of flow in work and leisure. Great framework for unlocking what drives the mind towards fulfillment and happiness.
Explores the psychology of optimal experience, and again has been rather applicable while I’m on sabbatical trying to recover from burnout.
I love this simple framework. It's all about how to enjoy learning and improving at things.
Effectively Deep Work is not bringing much if you already read Flow. This is just a complete book just to tell you that you need to correctly schedule your time to have "Flow/Deep" time and try as much as possible to remove distractions (News, social media, etc.) from your life.
Yes, "Creativity" is very good, although for some reason it didn't 'wow' me as much as when I first read "Flow".
Flow is a very powerful concept; we all know it, but understanding it and using it effectively is a different matter entirely.
Then I think The Naked Ape and Hayek and Flow are around the notion that humans are their own thing.
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