“The solution is to gradually become free of societal rewards and learn how to substitute for them rewards that are under one's own powers. This is not to say that we should abandon every goal endorsed by society; rather, it means that, in addition to or instead of the goals others use to bribe us with, we develop a set of our own.”
Quote by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a renowned psychologist known for his research on the concept of flow. His work focuses on human creativity and happiness, particularly the psychological state of being fully immersed in an activity. more
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