Why it matters
Explains intrinsic motivation.
Core term · Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Autotelic Experience
An activity worth doing for its own sake, where the doing itself is the reward rather than any prize waiting at the end.
Areas of life
Hobbiescareerlearning
How to handle it
Spend time on things valuable for their own sake.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Autotelic Experience into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.