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Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality

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Oct 02, 2016 06:28AM

“Over the course of human evolution, as each group of people became gradually aware of the enormity of its isolation in the cosmos and of the precariousness of its hold on survival, it developed myths and beliefs to transform the random, crushing forces of the universe into manageable, or at least understandable, patterns.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness

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“A person who has achieved control over psychic energy and has invested it in consciously chosen goals cannot help but grow into a more complex being. By stretching skills, by reaching toward higher challenges, such a person becomes an increasingly extraordinary individual.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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“writing gives the mind a disciplined means of expression.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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“Consuming culture is never as rewarding as producing it.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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“We all know individuals who can transform hopeless situations into challenges to be overcome, just through the force of their personalities. This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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