It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And once we have tasted this joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. This is the way the self grows.


Flow: The Psychology of Happiness (ed. Random House, 2013) - ISBN: 9781448177707

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we ...

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we ...

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we ...

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we ...