Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · 1990
A psychology book defining the state of optimal experience where individuals are fully immersed and energized in an activity.
David Heinemeyer Hansen values it for providing early insight into the concept of flow and understanding when people are actually happy.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“And I was really lucky to read the book Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi early on.”
Why: It provided early insight into the concept of flow and understanding when people are actually happy.
David Heinemeyer Hansen, Guest on Lex Fridman Podcast#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting
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