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It is by becoming increasingly complex that the self might be said to grow.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: September 29
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Psychiatrist
Psychologist
University Teacher
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Complexes
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