This psychology title explains how, by altering our perspective, we can achieve happiness, dispel disharmony and enter a state of perfect equilibrium - a state of flow .

The first comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of this pivotal period in Chinese intellectual history, this volume provides translations of key works, arranged chronologically within topics, and accompanied by substantive headnotes, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Part psychological study, part self-help book, this is a prescriptive guide that aims to help us reclaim ownership of our lives. The key is to challenge ourselves with tasks requiring a high degree of skill and commitment and thus learn the joy of complete engagement.

Flow is the total absoprtion into an activity, to the point where time seems to stand still, the pressures of the day disappear, and great satisfaction is taken in the moment. The phenomenon as it occurs in sport is explained, and there are seven keys that should help readers use their mind.

A comprehensive English-language collection of the writings of the pivotal period in Chinese intellectual history. This volume provides translations of key works, arranged chronologically within topics, and accompanied by headnotes, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Offers an analysis of the way mentors transmit not only knowledge and skills but the guiding values that support good work and social responsibility. This book shows how the cultivation of professional ethics and excellence depends on teachers and mentors and the learning environments they foster.

Details the logistics of carrying out an Experience Sampling Method (ESM) study and guides the reader through the various steps of the process, from conceiving the research question to analyzing the data. This book offers tips to consider before implementing a study, based on real-life examples.

This volume is an examination of how the credit card industry has changed the way Americans buy, loan, and live. It is part history and part expose of the damaging social and political consequences of America's increasing reliance on credit cards.

This is the 25th anniversary edition of the original presentation of the concept of flow - the state of peak enjoyment experienced by rock climbers, dancers, basketball players, surgeons and others.

Talented Teenagers is a fascinating and absorbing examination of what makes adolescents tick.

Details the logistics of carrying out an Experience Sampling Method (ESM) study and guides the reader through various steps of the process, from conceiving the research question to analyzing the data. This book illustrates how the ESM has been used to address a diverse array of topics in social science research.

A comprehensive survey of study on the 'flow' experience, a desirable or optimal state of consciousness that enhances the psychic state.

Enlivened with stories of real people facing hard decisions, this text offers insight into one of the most important issues of our time and into the future course of science, technology, and communication.

This is a study of the significance of material possessions in contemporary urban life, and of the ways people carve meaning out of their domestic environment. Using theories of the relationship between people and things as a base, the authors compare and contrast four case studies.

Using the theories put forth in his bestselling book Flow , Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explains the creative process, providing readers with lessons on how to tap into their own creativity through the examples of nearly 100 people whose achievements have changed our world.