Creativity
Subtitle: the psychology of discovery and invention
By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Edition: First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780062283252
Subjects: Creative ability; Creative thinking
Description: This book is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals what leads to these moments - be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab - so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his thirty years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process. He discusses such ideas as why creative individuals are often seen as selfish and arrogant, and why the "tortured genius" is largely a myth. Most important, he explains why creativity needs to be cultivated and is necessary for the future of our country, if not the world.
Notes: "A Hardcover edition of this book was published in 1996 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.

Original ed. bears slightly differing subtitle: "flow and the psychology of discovery and invention."

"P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-442) and index.