I own (err…..and have read) Csikszentmihalyi’s original Flow book (The psychology of….), Creativity, and The Evolving Self. I think the concept, and the books are an excellent meditation on all sorts of things, productivity being one…but with a dash of contentment thrown in… They are wise in many ways, depending on what you were hoping to get out of them perhaps?

I found the above books entertaining enough, and pretty easy to read. The Evolving Self takes a meta look at humans in general, and gives away Csikszentmihalyi’s ethical stance on a a world outside of the individual — (not unreasonable).

FLOW: Perhaps just another word for Mindfulness? ;)

I also have a book called: Writing in Flow, by Susan K. Perry — which, based on Csikszentmihalyi’s concept, goes on to interview writers and poets etc about Flow in their working habits. Fairly intimate. Interesting if one is interested in the creative process. (Out of print now though?)