Sanne Roemen - Door mijn filters - Editie #281

Woensdag (20 oktober 2021) overleed Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi (Spreek uit als "Chick sent me hig", zei hij zelf). Zijn boek Flow heeft de manier waarop ik naar creativiteit, levenslust en werkplezier kijk voorgoed gekanteld. Dat was ergens rond 2007. Niet dat ik sindsdien altijd 'in flow' ben hoor, maar ik weet wel vaker waar het aan ligt als het (l)even schuurt. :-D.

Hij beschreef een aantal 'paradoxale' eigenschappen van creatieve mensen...

"1. Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they’re also often quiet and at rest.

2. Creative people tend to be smart yet naive at the same time.

3. Creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.

4. Creative people alternate between imagination and fantasy, and a rooted sense of reality.

5. Creative people trend to be both extroverted and introverted.

6. Creative people are humble and proud at the same time.

7. Creative people, to an extent, escape rigid gender role stereotyping.

8. Creative people are both rebellious and conservative.

9. Most creative people are very passionate about their work, yet they can be extremely objective about it as well.

10. Creative people’s openness and sensitivity often exposes them to suffering and pain, yet also to a great deal of enjoyment."

Tot slot nog een mooi liedje. En daar laat ik het vandaag bij. Ok doei

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness | TED Talk

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness | TED Talk

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."

8 Ways To Create Flow According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [+TED Talk]

8 Ways To Create Flow According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [+TED Talk]

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes 'Flow' as a psychological state of complete absorption in the current experience. Read all about flow theory here.

JJ Grey & Mofro - The Sun Is Shining Down

JJ Grey & Mofro - The Sun Is Shining Down

Shot on January 22, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgiafor official DVD Brighter Days