Flow State

In plain words

Flow State is a daily newsletter that delivers two hours of working music each morning, along with background information on artists and genres. The free version provides curated playlists for productivity, while a paid membership offers access to custom mixes released on Mondays and a searchable song database. It's designed for people who want structured music recommendations to support focused work and writing.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

A FREE daily newsletter that sends you two hours of perfect working music every morning. It gives you tons of background information on the artist and music genre. A paid membership gets you access to in-house custom mixes on Mondays and a searchable database of songs too.

Every weekday, one interesting artist and two instrumental albums, hand-picked, good to work to. Click to read Flow State, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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