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unpleasant condition like hunger orfear,” Csikszentmihalyi writes, “or bythe expectation <strong>of</strong> some future rewardsuch as money, status, or prestige.” But<strong>in</strong> flow, “a person could work aroundthe clock for days on end, for no betterreason than to keep on work<strong>in</strong>g.”If you’re an <strong>in</strong>trovert, f<strong>in</strong>d your flowby us<strong>in</strong>g your gifts. You have the power<strong>of</strong> persistence, the tenacity to solve<strong>com</strong>plex problems, and the clearsightednessto avoid pitfalls that tripothers up. You enjoy relative freedomfrom the temptations <strong>of</strong> superficialprizes like money and status. Indeed,your biggest challenge may be to fullyharness your strengths. You may be sobusy try<strong>in</strong>g to appear like a zestful,reward-sensitive extrovert that you undervalueyour own talents, or feel underestimatedby those around you. Butwhen you’re focused on a project that498/929

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