Quoting Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990

The best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990

9:20am on June 7, 2024.


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