Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

About (Profile/Biography):
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was born on 29 September 1934 & died on 20 October 2021. He was a psychologist who was Hungarian-American. His theory of "flow" refers to a highly focused state of mind conducive to productivity. He was a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. He was also a professor at the University of Chicago's psychology department and Lake Forest College.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Career:
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Early Life And Education:
• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was born in 1934 in Fiume, now Rijeka, and then a part of the Kingdom of Italy. Originally derived from Transylvania's Cskszentmihály village, his name represents his family heritage.

• His father was a career diplomat at the Hungarian Consulate in Fiume. He lost a half-brother during the Siege of Budapest in 1944, and his other half-brother, Moricz, was interned in labor camps in Siberia. Mihaly and Moricz reunited in Budapest decades later.

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi immigrated to the U. S. when he was 22, working nights to support himself while studying at the University of Chicago (UChicago).

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi received a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1959 and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1965. After teaching at Lake Forest College, he became a professor at UChicago in 1969.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Work:
• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is best known as the architect of the notion of flow and for the years of research and writing he devoted to the subject.

• According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, he once[when?] said: "Repression does not lead to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, they reduce the quality of their lives by necessity. 

• Through freely chosen discipline, life can be enjoyed while keeping within the bounds of reason." His works have been widely cited and have been influential for many years.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Trivia
• After attending a lecture by psychiatrist Carl Jung in Switzerland, he became inspired to study psychology. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi pronounces his surname Cheek-sent-me-High.

• His doctorate in psychology came from the University of Chicago. He taught at Lake Forest College outside Chicago before joining the faculty at the University of Chicago.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Personal Life
• The couple married in 1961 when Csikszentmihalyi married Isabella Selega. Csikszentmihályi is an artist and professor, and Csikszentmihalyi is a professor of Chinese and East Asian philosophical and religious traditions at the University of California, Berkeley.

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi died from cardiac arrest on 20 October 2021 in Claremont, California.