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True happiness, research shows, isn’t found in leisure alone—but in the flow of tackling demanding tasks where challenge and skill align. (spacedaily.com)

submitted 3 months ago by poputchik@europe.pub to c/psychology@lemmy.world

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Again and again, he found that people reported some of their most positive experiences not during passive rest, but when they were absorbed in something demanding enough to stretch them and structured enough to let them respond. Challenge sitting a hair above skill. Goals clear. Feedback immediate. The self, for the duration, mostly out of the way.

In his own words: “The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.” (Flow, 1990, p. 3)

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[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 0 points 3 months ago

Keyword: Voluntary.

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

uh huh... whatever you say Bill Gates... whatever you say 🙄

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Psychology really is the tool of the empire to get more labor out of the proles huh