Talk:Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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I'd just like to point out that Mike has the coolest name ever. Especially since his first name is contained inside his awesome last name.207.229.185.50 10:14, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Clerihew

Said Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,

"When, someday, I die

Please let my friends know

That I ebbed with the Flow."

— [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 23:29, 12 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, his name sounds awesome in English. Actually, in Hungarian "Mihaly" is for Michael, "szent" means saint, and "Csik" is a region in Transilvania (today's Romania). So Csikszentmihaly is a village named after Saint Michael in the Csik region, and the final "i" in the name is the Hungarian suffix meaning "from". Like the "de" or "von" in French or German names. Cheers.--Steve balogh 11:33, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

So, his name could be interpreted as "Michael from Saint Michael in Csik" :-) Peter S. 22:42, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

More biographical information would be nice...201.34.229.244 01:25, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, after all this is a biography page. There is already a page on flow, making all but the first paragraph of this redundant and off-topic.

[edit] Some small irony

"most widely cited psychologists today [citation needed]"

I think that citation should be brought forward. Although the irony is nice. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.1.36.14 (talk) 15:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

Yes, it is amusing. I think that sentence should be dropped entirely. I don't know the man or his work but an article as slim as this, putting forward only a single idea, suggests that he hasn't been that influential. 89.243.143.247 12:55, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

found this pronunciation from the "say how" guide CHIK-sent-mē-hī-ē http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/sayhow.html

It's not in IPA form though...Farsnickle 21:06, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Added the IPA form 'tʃɪksɛntmihaɪi, I'm not sure how correct it is...(never actually heard his name pronounced) feel free to correct it...this is wp after allFarsnickle 21:18, 2 February 2007 (UTC)