Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
You can achieve a state of optimal human experience, known as flow, by aligning your skills with meaningful challenges. This deep absorption unlocks peak performance and profound fulfillment in everyday life and work.
The flow state emerges when you engage in an activity that offers clear goals, provides immediate feedback, and perfectly balances the difficulty of the challenge with your current skill level.
People actually experience flow more frequently at work than during leisure time because jobs provide built-in structure and goals, even though societal conditioning makes them claim they prefer free time.
Developing an autotelic personality allows you to find intrinsic motivation within the activity itself, enabling you to transform potential threats or boring situations into enjoyable challenges.