About the book: 2011 / In his cult book, the outstanding scientist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi presents a completely new approach to the topic of happiness. For him, happiness is akin to inspiration, and Csikszentmihalyi calls the state when a person is completely absorbed in an interesting activity, in which he realizes his potential to the maximum, a flow. The author analyzes this fruitful state using the example of representatives of various professions and discovers that the emotional uplift experienced by artists, performers, and musicians is available in any business. Moreover, one must strive for it - and not only in purposeful activities, but also in relationships, in friendship, in love. The book answers the question of how to learn this..