"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly

I bought this book when it first came out in 1990 and have read it about
once a year since then. Each time I read it, I get something new out of
it, including one bonus that I never expected.

When I was a student at Emory University, I had a part time job in a place
at a local strip mall. I happened to be reading the book during a break
when one of my regular customers saw me reading it.

"That's my brother, you know." she said. "He's a bigshot now," she
continued in a joking manner. "He's from Chicago but he just bought a big
ranch next door to Tom Brokaw. Mr. Big Shot!" She laughed.

We talked for a few minutes and she offered to mail my copy to him and get
it signed. She told him I was his biggest fan. He not only signed it,

when he visited her in Atlanta, she invited me to dinner and I spent
several hours conversing with him. It was a very entertaining evening and
I found him to be a very bright man.

I have since graduated and gone on to bigger things in life, but I still
keep in touch with Mihaly and he still continues to inspire me. If you've
never read this book, I think you'll find it well worth your time.
--
shaolin punk

"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly

I bought this book when it first came out in 1990 and have read it about
once a year since then. Each time I read it, I get something new out of
it, including one bonus that I never expected.<

"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly