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Austin Kleon While re-reading Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s wonderful book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, I came across this passage on working crossword puzzles. I think he could just as well be talking about making blackout poems: "There is much to be said in favor of this popular pastime, which in its best form resembles the ancient riddle contests. It is inexpensive and portable, its challenges can be finely graduated so that both novices and experts can enjoy it, and its solution produces a sense of pleasing order that gives one a satisfying feeling of accomplishment. It provides... (Source)
Brian Tracy Recommends this book
Tom Chatfield The notion of flow is the idea that there is a state that is characterised by complete immersion in an activity, by a constant response to stimuli, and a perfect match between your ability and the challenge in front of you. (Source)
Dan Pink Recommends this book
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- #93 in Adulting
- #61 in Behavior
- #28 in Behavioral Psychology
- #61 in Brain
- #98 in Business Development
- #100 in Career Guide
- #44 in Coaching
- #21 in Cognitive Psychology
- #78 in Consciousness
- #28 in Creative
- #16 in Creativity
- #81 in Design
- #26 in Developmental Psychology
- #30 in Discipline
- #36 in Evolutionary Psychology
- #24 in Focus
- #9 in Game Design
- #36 in Game Theory
- #15 in Happiness
- #55 in Happy
- #51 in Human Brain
- #63 in Human Nature
- #48 in Human Physiology
- #50 in Human Resources
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- #38 in Learn English
- #57 in Learning
- #93 in Lifestyle
- #23 in Mind
- #60 in Mindfulness
- #57 in Mindset
- #68 in Minimalism
- #68 in Most Influential
- #96 in Motivational
- #61 in NLP
- #74 in Organization
- #62 in Personal Development
- #62 in Personal Growth
- #50 in Personality
- #22 in Positivity
- #18 in Procrastination
- #35 in Product Design
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- #20 in Psycho
- #22 in Psychology
- #60 in Psychotherapy
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- #66 in Self-Awareness
- #82 in Self-Help
- #65 in Self-Improvement
- #20 in Shape
- #88 in Smart
- #51 in Social Psychology
- #14 in Sports Psychology
- #46 in Thinking
- #42 in Time Management