Creativity. The flow and psychology of discoveries and inventions

Mikhai Chiksentmihai is one of the most authoritative psychologists of our time. This book is about those exciting moments that make our life rich, interesting. When we feel like creators. Free. And strong. Mikhai Chiksentmihai is looking for an answer, which makes a creative person - creative. Fate, genes, labor, society? He studies the life path of outstanding people - these are poets, biologists, physicists, politicians, artists, businessmen - and, relying on his famous theory of stream, explains the creative process. Almost a hundred interviews with outstanding people, 30 years of work on the topic of creativity, the concept of stream that formed the basis - all this makes the book detailed, verified, interesting. This book takes creativity on a scientific basis. Why creativity needs to be cultivated, why it is so necessary for each person and society as a whole. And how to make the life of an individual is richer - thanks to creativity. How to catch a stream in everyday life and become happier. What factors really affect creativity in order to offer to look. How new ideas and images are born. And what is creativity as a way of life