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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi(1934-2021)

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was born on 29 September 1934 in Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia). He was a writer, known for The Flow (2018), Flow (2011) and Innovation: Where Creativity and Technology Meet (2013). He was married to Isabella (Selega) and Isabella Selega. He died on 20 October 2021 in Claremont, California, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1934
DiedOctober 20, 2021(87)
BornSeptember 29, 1934
DiedOctober 20, 2021(87)
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Known for

The Flow
Short
  • Writer
  • 2018
Flow (2011)
Flow
  • Professor
  • 2011
Innovation: Where Creativity and Technology Meet (2013)
Innovation: Where Creativity and Technology Meet
  • Interviewee
  • 2013
Happy (2012)
Happy
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  • Self
  • 2012

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  • The Flow
    Short
    • concept
    • 2018

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Happy
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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
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  • Alternative name
    • Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
  • Born
    • September 29, 1934
    • Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia)
  • Died
    • October 20, 2021
    • Claremont, California, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouses
      Isabella (Selega)? - present (his death, 2 children)

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    He was inspired to study psychology after attending a lecture in Switzerland by psychiatrist Carl Jung.

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