Dennis, a marketing manager, recently attended a management workshop where he learned of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's view that the ideal state that many people seek is
A) between a high and low pay rate.
B) a point of little working and more relaxing.
C) an emotional zone somewhere between boredom and anxiety.
D) where very little work is required.
E) a high-pressure career that makes an individual stronger.

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The ideal state that many people seek is an emotional zone somewhere between boredom and anxiety, in the view of psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Boredom, he says, may arise because skills and challenges are mismatched: You are exercising your high level of skill in a job with a low level of challenge, such as licking envelopes. Anxiety arises when one has low levels of skill but a high level of challenge, such as suddenly being called upon to give a rousing speech to strangers.

Dennis, a Marketing Manager, Recently Attended a Management Workshop Where