When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with our pulse, when we know that what we're doing matters, we can get totally absorbed in our task. That is happiness.


Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010) - ISBN: 9781429936064


When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with...

When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with...

When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with...

When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with...