Book description
Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow contends that we often walk through our days unaware and out of touch with our emotional lives. Our inattention…
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1 author picked Finding Flow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As we learn in another classic, Primed to Perform by Doshi and McGregor, play is the most motivating activity there is.
I read this book for the first time during a dark period early in my career – where I did not feel inspired, engagement nor fulfilled. This book provided me with the framework to find meaningful activities – those where I was both skilled yet challenged to improve. Those activities where I would lose myself – where time would stand still.
Better yet, this book, framework, and philosophy have better helped me coach others to find play, engagement, and…
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