{"id":1400,"date":"2009-09-13T04:44:19","date_gmt":"2009-09-13T08:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2009-09-13T04:44:19","modified_gmt":"2009-09-13T08:44:19","slug":"mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-on-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/1400\/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-on-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/MihalyCsikszentmihalyi_2004-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/MihalyCsikszentmihalyi-2004.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=366&amp;introDuration=16500&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=2000&amp;adKeys=talk=mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow;year=2004;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2004;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nKey concepts from a leader in the scientific study of creativity.<br \/>\nFlow (optimum performance) happens best when people have a high degree of skill and are presented with challenges of moderate to high but not too high intensity.<br \/>\nI think flow can happen for anyone regardless of skill level or degree of challenge, but both ingredients can help people get into flow more consistently, recognize when they&#8217;re there and it&#8217;s value, and stay there longer. 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