Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe. Uma vida feliz e uma criacao individual que nao pode ser copiado de uma receita. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 A person who forgoes the use of his symbolic skills is never really free. Uma pessoa que renuncia o uso de suas habilidades simbolicas nunca e realmente livre. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 A self that is only differentiated - not integrated - may attain great individual accomplishments, but risks being mired in self-centered egotism. Um eu que so e diferenciado - nao integrada - pode alcancar grandes realizacoes individuais, mas os riscos de ser envolvido em egoismo auto-centrado. By the same token, a person who self is based exclusively on integration will be well connected and secure, but lack autonomous individuality. Da mesma forma, uma pessoa que eu e baseada exclusivamente na integracao sera bem servido e seguro, mas falta a individualidade autonoma. Only when a person invests equal amounts of psychic energy in these two processes and avoids both selfishness and conformity is the self likely to relect complexity. Somente quando uma pessoa investe quantias iguais de energia psiquica destes dois processos e evita tanto egoismo e auto-conformidade e o provavel relect complexidade. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their own ends. Enquanto nos respondemos ao que previsivelmente se sente bem e que se sente mal, e facil para os outros a explorar as nossas preferencias para seus proprios fins. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Entropy is the normal state of consciousness - a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable. A entropia e o estado normal de consciencia - uma condicao que e util nem agradavel. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. Nao parece ser verdade que o trabalho necessariamente tem de ser desagradavel. It may always have to be hard, or at least harder than doing nothing at all. Pode sempre tem que ser dificil, ou pelo menos dificil do que nao fazer nada. But there is ample evidence that work can be enjoyable, and that indeed, it is often the most enjoyable part of life. Mas ha ampla evidencia de que o trabalho pode ser agradavel, e que, de fato, e muitas vezes a parte mais agradavel da vida. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990 It is how people respond to stress