Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (/ˈmiːhaɪ ˈtʃiːksɛntˈmiːhaɪ/, Hungarian: Csíkszentmihályi Mihály, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃiːksɛntmihaːji ˈmihaːj] (
listen); 29 September 1934 – 20 October 2021) was a Hungarian-American psychologist. He was known because of his work in the psychological concept of flow, a highly focused mental state.[1][2] He was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | |
|---|---|
 Csikszentmihalyi in 2010 | |
| Born | 29 September 1934 |
| Died | 20 October 2021 (aged 87) |
| Known for | Flow (psychology) autotelic activities |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral students | Keith Sawyer |
He was the head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College.[3]
Csikszentmihalyi died on 20 October 2021 in Claremont, California from cardiac arrest at the age of 87.[4]
References
- ↑ O'Keefe, Paul A. (September 5, 2014). Liking Work Really Matters. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/opinion/sunday/go-with-the-flow.html?_r=0. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1990). Flow : the psychology of optimal experience (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 9780060162535.
- ↑ "Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Claremont Graduate University". www.cgu.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ Meghalt Csíkszentmihályi Mihály, a flow elmélet atyja Archived 2021-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)