Creativity, fulfillment and flow: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on TED.com

tedstaff — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Social theorist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, “What makes a life worth living?” Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of “flow.” (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, California. Duration: 18:55.)

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Creativity, fulfillment and flow: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on TED.com