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Get Into a State of "Flow" with This Book

Hello Reader,

We’ve been looking forward to this one in the book club for a while! We’ve just started reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It’s the go-to book on achieving a state of flow—the mindset where you’re at your best, and everything just clicks.

You can reach this state no matter what you’re doing. Whether you’re launching a new bookstore (like me at www.edgewaterbookstore.com), going to school, raising a child, or writing an essay on Plato, Flow can help you maximize your focus and results.

Want to join us? Head over to our book club page at https://thereadwellpodcast.com/book-club/.

We’re reading 10 pages a day, and we just started yesterday—so it’s the perfect time to jump in!

A quick challenge for this book: Take your time and reflect on what you’re reading. It’s easy to feel inspired but not take action. I’ve asked everyone in the book club to keep a journal while reading, so we can all spend a few minutes each day thinking about how to apply the lessons from Flow to our lives.

Until next week, read slowly – take notes – apply the ideas.

-Eddy

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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

I'm keeping this book front and center for the second week in a row. Yes, I recommended it last week, but I'm hoping that with a second reminder, the readers in our community will have a chance to get in on this book and join us for book club.

The book is 240 pages long and reads well. It's backed by a fantastic amount of research and is a great gift for anyone looking to get into a state of flow. I love this book so much, that it will be one of the first 17 books available at Edgewater, but since I don't open until Oct 23, that makes it tricky if you want to join us for book club.

Here's a link to get it on Amazon in the meantime.

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