To be happy, chase your goals.
from Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flow is the greatest pleasure one can have in life; it is the optimal experience. Imagine how happy you’d feel if you were able to create flow at will.
How to Apply This
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Chase goals that are challenging and worthwhile.
The best moments are those when our mind is stretched to its limit to achieve a difficult and worthwhile goal. This is why people run marathons; they are pushing their own limits. -
Goals should not be too easy or too difficult.
You should feel challenged but not too overwhelmed. Therefore, a balance between challenge and competence is essential. -
Choose any area of your life, and set a worthwhile goal that will stretch your limits.
At work, you can take up a new project that forces you to expand your skills. In your relationships, you can talk to all of your old friends and plan a meetup.
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