A review by readingwithmoonandstar
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

5.0

Fantastic book. I liked that he gives many examples of types of experiences that can constitute flow, as well as what is necessary for it: a match between complexity and skill. I would argue that even experiences that do not add complexity to the self can be flow experiences. Being fully present with one's surroundings, for example, can constitute a flow experience, although no special skills are being used and there isn't a great deal of complexity being explored (or is there?). Perhaps most beautiful is the realization that flow experiences are open to all, regardless of financial and material resources.