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Set the stage for flow

Set the stage for flow

- Flow is a state of full emergent, involvement and energized focused resulting in an altered elevated state of activity while successfully reaching an ultimate goal. It's been defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best, but the best thing about flow for us is this. In flow, creative performance is heightened, and flow allows for genius the ability to understand the essence without having all of the information to emerge. Another really amazing thing about flow is this. Researchers have discovered that once you've been in a flow state, afterwards, you have what I like to call the flow afterglow. It turns out that the effects of flow lasts for one to two days, and during this period, not only can we get back into a flow state more easily, but our ideas move better. Not only are we more creative overall, but being in flow essentially trains our brains to expand creatively, and…

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