Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.

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..Such practices and beliefs, which interfere with happiness, are neither inevitable nor necessary; they evolved by chance, as a result of random responses to accidental conditions. But once they become part of the norms and habits of a culture, people assume that this is how things must be; they come to believe they have no other options.

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It might be true that it is “quality time” that counts, but after a certain point quantity has a bearing on quality.

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But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is.

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By nature, however, we are born ignorant. Therefore should we not try to learn? Some people produce more than the usual amount of androgens and therefore become excessively aggressive. Does that mean they should freely express violence? We cannot deny the facts of nature, but we should certainly try to improve on them.

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