![]() ![]() But they don’t become actually interesting until we devote attention to them. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (The leading researcher into ‘flow states.’ Newsweek) reveals what leads to these momentsbe it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the labso that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. ![]() There are literally millions of potentially interesting things in the world to see, to do, to learn about. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. The next step is to transfer some psychic energy each day from tasks that we don’t like doing, or from passive leisure, into something we never did before, or something we enjoy doing but don’t do often enough because it seems too much trouble. ![]() Even the most routine tasks, like washing dishes, dressing, or mowing the lawn become more rewarding if we approach them with the care it would take to make a work of art. The first step is to develop the habit of doing whatever needs to be done with concentrated attention, with skill rather than inertia. To do so is fairly easy in principle, but more difficult in practice. “If one has failed to develop curiosity and interest in the early years, it is a good idea to acquire them now, before it is too late to improve the quality of life. ![]()
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