Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Psychologist and professor
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist who named the idea of flow. He wrote Flow and Creativity.
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Born 1934 in Rijeka, Croatia Died 2021
About Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934 to 2021) was born in Rijeka, Croatia, and moved to the United States at the age of 22. He held a professorship in psychology and management at Claremont Graduate University. Earlier, he led the psychology department at the University of Chicago and the sociology and anthropology department at Lake Forest College. He is best known for recognizing and naming flow, a highly focused mental state that supports creativity. His books in our catalog are Flow and Creativity.