We are always getting to live, as Ralph Waldo Emerson used to say, but never living. Or as poor Frances learned in the children's story, it is always bread and jam tomorrow, never brad and jam today.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiPain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiThe essence of socialization is to make people dependent on social controls, to have them respond predictably to rewards and punishments.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBut religions are only temporarily successful attempts to cope with the lack of meaning in life; they are not permanent answers.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi...they make us dependent on a social system that exploits our energies for its own purposes. ...If a person learns to enjoy and find meaning in the ongoing stream of experience, in the process of living itself, the burden of social controls automatically falls from one's shoulders.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi...the concentration is usually possible because the task undertaken has clear goals and provides immediate feedback.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiWealth, status, and power have become in our culture all too powerful symbols of happiness. ... And we assume that if only we could acquire some of those same symbols, we would be nuch happier.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBut it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity.
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiThe task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people's chances to enjoy theirs.
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