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A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.

By Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
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Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, PhD, (1934–2021) was a Hungarian American psychologist who created the concept of “flow,” a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. He is noted for his work in the study of happiness and creativity and for his years of research and writing on the topic of flow.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageThis is how great intellectual breakthroughs usually happen in practice. It is rarely the isolated genius having a eureka moment alone in the lab. Nor is it merely a question of building on precedent, of standing on the shoulders of giants, in Newton’s famous phrase.

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