by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Csikszentmihalyi studies creative individuals across disciplines to uncover what conditions produce breakthroughs. Creativity emerges from the interplay of a person, a domain, and a field of gatekeepers.
In this collection, Creativity references 2 other books and is cited by 1 other book.
It draws on Flow and The Selfish Gene.
It’s picked up by Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.
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Creativity is Csikszentmihalyi's direct application of his flow theory to creative work.
Csikszentmihalyi engages with Dawkins's meme concept on cultural evolution.
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Gilbert's central claim that creativity is a visitation from something beyond the self aligns with Csikszentmihalyi's Creativity, which frames the creative person as a meeting point for culture, field, and individual
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