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title: "3 State Flow Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 State Flow quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best State Flow sayings and thoughts."
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> [When someone is in a state of flow, that person's brain is not thinking about anything - it's just processing things through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-maney/when-someone-is-in-a-state-of-flow-that-person-s-brain-is-not/)

[Kevin Maney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-maney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32c/kevin-maney-20879_athlete_when-someone-is-in-a-state-of-flow-that_946349.jpg)

> [Flow is an optimal state in which you feel totally engaged in an activity...In a state of flow, you're neither bored nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/flow-is-an-optimal-state-in-which-you-feel-totally-engaged-in-an/)

[Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/susan-cain-647_adequacy_flow-is-an-optimal-state-in-which-you-fe_1824151.jpg)

> [The happiest people spend much time in a state of flow - the state in which people are so involved in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/the-happiest-people-spend-much-time-in-a-state-of-flow-the-state-in/)

[Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-1255_activity_the-happiest-people-spend-much-time-in-a_1881082.jpg)

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