Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Consciousness Quotations

A person can make himself happy, or miserable, regardless of what is actually happening 'outside,' just by changing the contents of consciousness.

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.

Entropy is the normal state of consciousness - a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable.

Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there

Control over consciousness cannot be institutionaliz ed. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be effective in the way it was originally intended to be.