Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention, New York: Harper Perennial, 1996, ISBN 0-06-092820-4
Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály, Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life, Basic Books, 1996, ISBN 0-465-02411-4 (a popular exposition emphasizing technique)
Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály, Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning, New York: Penguin Books, 2003, ISBN 0-14-200409-X
Egbert, Joy, A Study of Flow Theory in the Foreign Language Classroom, The Modern Language Journal, 2003, 87 (4): 499–518, doi:10.1111/1540-4781.00204
Jackson, Susan A. & Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály, Flow in Sports: The Keys to Optimal Experiences and Performances, Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999, ISBN 0-88011-876-8
Mainemelis, Charalampos, When the Muse Takes It All: A Model for the Experience of Timelessness in Organizations, The Academy of Management Review, 2001, 26 (4): 548–565, JSTOR 3560241, doi:10.2307/3560241
Shainberg, Lawrence, Finding 'The Zone', New York Times Magazine, 1989-04-09 [2017-10-14], (原始内容存档于2020-05-17)
The Principle of Relevance (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), Stefania Lucchetti, RT Publishing, Hong Kong 2010, which discusses the concept of "Flow" and the importance of attention in the context of digital information overload
"Flow" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) (2010) – A short film made by Halcyon Nights in which flow theory is explored through a new exhilarating activity that takes place on the streets of London