This concept may seem a bit esoteric, but the practical implications are down to earth and simple. When we create a space in which to practice our craft, it is beneficial to surround ourselves with objects that invite desired actions and eliminate ones that do not. In his book The Evolving Self, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD, writes that being intentional about our surroundings is essential to eliciting our best performance. The things we work among, he writes, become “expansions of the self . . . things the mind can use to create harmony in experience.”
