As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their own ends.

—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi (29 September 1934 – 20 October 2021) was a Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of "flow", a highly focused mental state conducive to creativity. He was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. Earlier, he served as the head...

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