Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhDJeanne Nakamura, PhD

Quality of Life Research CenterClaremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

COPYRIGHT © 2006 BY MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Residential development in Lxtapaluca, Mexico

Arcosanti (Arizona)

Spaces are used for exhibition and art purposes.

Indoors designed to be “in harmony” with outdoors.

Kindergarten at Sønderholm, Denmark

Kindergarten at Sønderholm, Denmark

Used fishing boat from local beach bought with EU support.

Radar scrap used for playground.

Getty Center, Los Angeles, California

Getty Center, Los Angeles, California

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es

Skills H I g h

A B

C

D EFLOW

BOREDOM

ANXIETY

High

College

-1.5

-1

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

Concentration Control Happiness

Involvement Wish doing the activity Goals

Opt.exp. (N=19) Apathy (N=15)

Optimal experience and apathy during work and study

From A. Delle Fave, & F. Massimini. European Psychologist 2005

High School Italy

-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

Concentration Control Happiness

Involvement Wish doing the activity Goals

Opt.exp. (N=25) Apathy (N=20)

Optimal experience and apathy during work and study

From A. Delle Fave, & F. Massimini. European Psychologist 2005

High School Nepal

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Concentration Control Happiness

Involvement Wish doing the activity Goals

Opt.exp. (N=28) Apathy (N=23)

Optimal experience and apathy during work and study

From A. Delle Fave, & F. Massimini. European Psychologist 2005

Disablement

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

Concentration Control Happiness

Involvement Wish doing the activity Goals

Opt.exp. (N=14) Apathy (N=10)

Optimal experience and apathy during work and study

From A. Delle Fave, & F. Massimini. European Psychologist 2005

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