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Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

The Roots of Discontent

The Shields of Culture

Reclaiming Experience

Paths of Liberation

Chapter 2

The Limits of Consciousness

Attention as Psychic Energy

Enter the Self

Disorder in Consciousness: Psychic Entropy

Order in Consciousness: Flow

Complexity and the Growth of the Self

Chapter 3

Pleasure and Enjoyment

The Elements of Enjoyment

The Autotelic Experience

Chapter 4

Flow Activities

Flow and Culture

The Autotelic Personality

The People of Flow

Chapter 5

Higher, Faster, Stronger

The Joys of Movement

Sex as Flow

The Ultimate Control: Yoga and the Martial Arts

Flow through the Senses: The Joys of Seeing

The Flow of Music

The Joys of Tasting

Chapter 6

The Mother of Science

The Rules of the Games of the Mind

The Play of Words

Befriending Clio

The Delights of Science

Loving Wisdom

Amateurs and Professionals

The Challenge of Lifelong Learning

Chapter 7

Autotelic Workers

Autotelic Jobs

The Paradox of Work

The Waste of Free Time

Chapter 8

The Conflict between Being Alone and Being with Others

The Pain of Loneliness

Taming Solitude

Flow and the Family

Enjoying Friends

The Wider Community

Chapter 9

Tragedies Transformed

Coping with Stress

The Power of Dissipative Structures

The Autotelic Self: A Summary

Chapter 10

What Meaning Means

Cultivating Purpose

Forging Resolve

Recovering Harmony

The Unification of Meaning in Life Themes

Notes

References

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