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What Is a Flow State?

By Kendra Cherry — 2022

If you have ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state that psychologists refer to as flow. Achieving this state can help people feel greater enjoyment, energy, and involvement.

Read on www.verywellmind.com

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