Flow

I finished the book on The Game. I'm now reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. So far:

Flow has been written about in tons of books explaining how to get rich, powerful, loved or slim.

However the book I'm reading explains more on how to just be happy and to use "flow" in it's entirety.

What would really satisfy someone is feeling good about their lives, and not just in ONE particular area.

Note that I will be posting snippets from the book On this blog. Ideally, these will be parts that will make you sit, think and reflect.

Pg. 7
"Only if we understand the way subjective states are shaped can we master them. Everything we experience - joy or pain, interest or boredom - is represented in the mind as information. If we are able to control this information, we can decide what our lives will be like."

To paraphrase the next line: The optimal state of inner experience is about order in conscious. Thus you have realistic goals, and skills that match opportunities for action. By focusing on a goal, you tend to forget everything else around you. As well, you'll notice that those periods where you had to overcome a challenge were probably the most enjoyable times of your life.