Optimal experience in work and leisure
Csikszentmihalyi and LeFevre followed 78 adult workers for one week with the experience sampling method. The abstract reports that most flow experiences were reported at work, that motivation was higher in leisure whatever the quality of the moment, and that workers in flow reported more positive work experiences than apathetic workers.
Csikszentmihalyi and LeFevre followed 78 adult workers for one week with the experience sampling method. The abstract reports that most flow experiences were reported at work, that motivation was higher in leisure whatever the quality of the moment, and that workers in flow reported more positive work experiences than apathetic workers.
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Csikszentmihalyi, M., & LeFevre, J. (1989). Optimal experience in work and leisure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56(5), 815-822. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.56.5.815 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.56.5.815