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- From: mw@ki.fht-mannheim.de (Marc Wachowitz)
- Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
- Subject: Re: Activity and flow
- Message-ID: <bvmm0a5#@aix01.rz.fht-mannheim.de>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 14:17:56 GMT
- References: <gunnar.712322258@beppe>
- Organization: Fachhochschule fuer Technik Mannheim
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- Gunnar Forsgren <gunnar@beppe.ericsson.se> wrote:
- : John.Matylonek@bbs.oit.unc.edu (John Matylonek) writes:
- : >A number of researchers at major universities have discovered that happiness
- : >and satisfaction in life come from being totally consumed in the task
- : >at hand. Of course, this activity must be sufficently challenging to ones
- : >level of skill yet not overwhelming.
- : >That is the secret to self esteem and
- : >happiness - for if one loses oneself, ones self is not an issue.
- : This seems to suggests that we be more happy the less we are aware of,
- : or present to our self.
- Just what is this "self" you want to be aware of?
- In the experience now there is no such animal!
- It's a fiction of thinking/memory.
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- : But when things are not going that well anymore the self becomes
- : wery much present, saying 'Whats wrong with me/them/it ?', 'I failed' , etc..
- : But that is not a new discovery, although it may be for those researchers.
- Indeed. See almost every eastern religion/psychology/philosopy.
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- Marc Wachowitz, mw@gandalf.ki.fht-mannheim.de, 75742@novell1.rz.fht-mannheim.de
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