The Meaning of Things (Psychology of Things 1/2)

Blog: http://psychreviews.org/the-meaning-of-things-csikszentmihalyi-rochberg-halton/

This is part of a two-chapter series on the psychology of things. Part 2, The Art of Seeing, focuses on the communication between the self and art, but this chapter, The Meaning of Things, explores how the self and things develop together in the first place.

Intro: 0:00
The Meaning of Things: 0:41
What is the self? 1:11
Self-control and Self-awareness 2:18
Cultivation 3:53
Intentions personal and social 4:44
Addiction 6:17
Internal and External Motivation 8:00
Inner and outer conflict 9:16
What is a Thing? 10:15
Meaning making in household objects 11:34
Making meaning as a group 12:53
What is individual freedom in social groups? 14:02
A new perception 14:55
Outro 16:10

The Meaning of Things - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi & Eugene Rochberg-Halton: Kindle: https://amzn.to/39jNAym

Attention and Effort – Daniel Kahneman: http://psychreviews.org/attention-and-effort-daniel-kahneman/

Flow in 7 steps: http://psychreviews.org/flow-in-7-steps-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/

Part 2: The Art of Seeing: http://psychreviews.org/the-art-of-seeing-csikszentmihalyi-robinson/