Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Positive Psychology

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, is a leading thinker in the field of Positive Psychology. This interview was recorded at the Purpose Prize Summit at Stanford University Sept 8, 2006 by Tom Munnecke. (taken in a crowded conference room with a digital camera in "movie" mode)

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[munnecke]

I am tagging all my science-oriented videos with "TomScience" in case you all would like to see more of them.

[mehhh15]

Pioneering Psychologist WIN

Personal Space FAIL

[megayaweh247]

"TruthAxe" is that a play on "True Ass"? There are a slew of people like you on YouTube who seem to get off on being attention-seeking, nit-picking dunderheads. If you are sincere in your comments - then fine - you're just plain wrong - it's nothing some listening and reading won't cure. But if you're simply being contrary and argumentative because you think it's funny or smart - you can be ignored as part of the wallpaper of fools. You're coming off as a dull and mean-spirit, pedant.

[DancingSpiderman]

academians are yummy but greasy.

MeHigh writes very engaging books on his subject of the psychology of Flow.

Thank you Mihaly. I will pop open a NeHi Orange in your honor.

[WordofMobile]

Compassionate instead of competitive? Interesting. I like it.

[utdfortreble]

When I heard about flow in sports science in school I realized I had somehow always known about it and experienced it but never realized it was happening.

[olmgitnhftws]

Csikszentmihalyi is brilliant. I think, however, that the cynicism results from economic scarcities in part, and also has sinister dimensions when seen from an angle of faith.

[megayaweh247]

Some seem to believe that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is having a pop at critical thinking. I don't think so. From what he says he seems to be having a go at contrariness that passes itself off as critical thinking. It is easy to take an anti position on authority or society for example. But becoming negative and sneering about everything is as toxic as dictatorship.

I think he is warning against a complete collapse of trust when discerning is more appropriate.

[wakeupsense]

"no doubt truthaxe is a precocious ten year old trying to pester the adults" Well , actually. he seems to be the only adult comenting on this trash. this is nothing more than mind control. critical thinking is dying. people need to question every thing. and not just accept all things. this is why we are where are today. if you can't see this philosophy for what it is. then you are truly doomed.