![]() Like cross-training in sports.Ĭreativity and unhappiness?: Mihaly's research disconfirms the trope of the restless and miserable creative soul. ![]() This naive treatment clearly foreshadows the possible benefits of the two fields interacting with one another. All things equal, the specialists would probably be better at their crafts than the one that has chosen to split his attention between both. ![]() Imagine three people: one a physicist and a musician and one that is both. Overall some gems but not without issues especially towards the end, where the book becomes less psychology and more self-help. He selected industry vets: people aged 60 and above from a variety of fields and cultures. He conducted interviews with 91 people that were deemed creative because of their impact on a field or because they helped to create a new one. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi of "Flow" fame is a psychologist, and takes a qualitative user research approach to the subject of creativity. ![]() I recently ran a book club at work discussing Range, and CB mentioned that this book is less Gladwellian and more nuanced covering a similar theme. ![]()
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