What Csikszentmihalyi discovered was that people were motivated to do these activities not by any external reward, but because of the benefit that, “Came from the activity itself.”Ĭsikszentmihalyi coined this experience flow, as: For no apparent reason other than the fact that they thoroughly enjoyed what they were doing, people who subjected themselves to strenuous physical, mental, emotional, and even financial stress to accomplish their goals became a interesting group to study. Proposed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph D ( 1) – Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University ( 2), the concept of flow has been widely referenced in the field of positive psychology where researchers measure things like states of happiness, values, strengths, virtues, and talents.Įssentially, Csikszentmihalyi was intrigued by people who perform extremely challenging tasks for no financial incentive or social status benefit.
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