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THE ELEMENTS OF ENJOYMENT
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Allow the state of consciousness of doing nothing to become available to you and make it your trusted friend. Consciously spend some time and energy constructing this state in advance, knowing that often nothing happens at just the right time and that everything happens when nothing is being consciously done.
Melissa Joy Jonsson • The Physics of Miracles
[The “flow state” occurs when] people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.
Anthony Raymond • Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
what i’ve learned is that clarity doesn’t come from force. it doesn’t respond to pressure. and it definitely doesn’t show up when you’re spiraling in a productivity shame-loop, trying to schedule your future with a color-coded planner and an emotional hangover. instead, understanding what you want from life often emerges in quiet moments — when you... See more
Flow is defined as “an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.”