Evolving Self

<p><strong>The acclaimed sequel to the international bestseller <em>Flow</em>: an intelligent inspiring guide to unlocking the evolutionary history of our present consciousness and becoming at one with the power that is the universe.</strong></p><p><strong>A book of singular importance and timeliness one with momentous implications for the future.-- Howard Gardner</strong></p><p>In Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's bestselling <em>Flow</em> he introduced readers to a radical new theory of happiness. Now in <em>The Evolving Self</em>--his breakthrough sequel--he demonstrates how we can understand and overcome our evolutionary shortcomings. Premised on the idea that only through a reckoning with our evolutionary past can we build a stable meaningful future <em>The Evolving Self</em> covers the challenges associated with our cognitive evolutionary history (As far as controlling the mind is concerned we are like a novice driver behind the wheel of a racing car); the distortions of reality we experience due to genes culture and our sense of self; and the central importance of flow from an evolutionary perspective as we look toward the future.</p><p>Erudite perceptive and insightful--and more important now than ever as our consciousnesses are increasingly mediated by electronic devices--<em>The Evolving Self</em> is a timely resource for anyone looking to improve our world for ourselves and for generations to come.</p>