On: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi has died

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That is a remarkable last name.

Never knew of this man, but getting into the “flow state” more often has become one of my core objectives in life. Sad to hear of his passing.

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"Chick-sent-me-high" was given as a good approximation to pronounce his name in one of his books.

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Me-high Cheek-sent-me-high-y would be my approximation for the full name. The Twitter post and the HN title has an extra ‘i’ after his first name. Rest in peace, nyugodj bekeben.

[matmatmatmat → froh]

HN readers in Hungary are just waking up to this news, but I can confirm that's a pretty decent approximation.

[kmarc → froh]

cheek-sent-me-high would be even better.

One of the lesser known Hungarians (even Hungarians don't really know of him), but definitely remarkable life and research.

[sturza → froh]

I can confirm this. On the back of "Good work" - book with Gardner, Csikszentmihalyi and Damon they mention the Chick-sent-me-high pronunciation.

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Is chick-sent-me-holly wrong?

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Yes. In Hungarian, ly is pronounced like y, the l is silent.