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“because these individuals have learned to perceive opportunities in such mundane tasks that others do not see.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

“It is for this reason that pleasure is so evanescent, and that the self does not grow as a consequence of pleasurable experiences. Complexity requires investing psychic energy in goals that are new, that are relatively challenging.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

“In a healthy culture, productive work and the necessary routines of everyday life are also satisfying.”
― Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience