Six States, Six Kinds of Work: How to Pick the Right One

Not every task needs the same energy. FlowLock’s six states are designed around distinct work and recovery contexts, so choosing one should take seconds—not become another decision spiral.

Deep Focus

Choose Deep Focus for demanding, narrow work: coding, long-form writing, analysis, or a hard problem that benefits from sustained attention.

Use it when the objective is clear and you want the soundtrack to become background rather than stimulation.

Active

Active fits work that needs momentum: planning, inbox processing, tactical execution, chores, and administration.

It is the state for moving through a queue without turning routine work into a drag.

Study

Study is calmer and built for reading, coursework, review, and retention-oriented sessions. Its wordless bed avoids adding lyrics to language-heavy work.

Pair it with one chapter, problem set, or review target rather than an open-ended goal.

Create

Create supports looser, associative work such as visual design, ideation, sketching, and early drafting.

Use it when exploration matters more than immediate precision. When the idea is formed and execution begins, switch to Deep Focus if that feels better.

Unwind and Sleep

Unwind is for the transition out of effort: closing the workday, decompressing, stretching, or reading casually. Sleep is slower and intended as a gentle listening environment for bedtime.

Neither mode is medical treatment. They are tools for building a quieter transition and repeatable routine.

Choose by next action, not identity

You do not need to decide what kind of person you are. Ask what the next block requires: intensity, momentum, absorption, openness, recovery, or rest.

For the broader mechanics, read How Amplitude-Modulated Music Pulses and Brainwave States Explained.