Where else are you getting the "flow state" outside of climbing?

I'm studying the "flow state" and find it very fascinating.  It is likely why many of us become addicted to climbing and find it hard to thing about anything else.  It's also likely why we are drawn to other "extreme sports" like skiing.  There is nothing like being completely in the present moment; where time becomes irrelevant, and our focus shifts down to a single task at hand.

I'm curious where else you guys are experiencing this state?  I'd love to find more activities outside of extreme sports that can get me there.  So far, I've found Meditation, Yoga, and certain breathing exercises can put me into this state.  What else have you found?  Have any of you found a way to become engrossed in the flow state while working?  What caused you to get there?  

playing music - specifically jamming or improvising with other musicians

Slackline.

I listen to ambient music while working and sometimes I can get into a pretty focused "flow state" if the music hits just the right mood.

I haven't practiced archery as much as I'd like, but shooting a recurve bow is kind of like physical meditation. You have to clear all the stress out of your system, not have any torque in your grip, and try to repeat the exact same posture every time. For me at least, it's impossible to have any other thoughts on my mind while the bow is drawn and I'm aiming. There's no crosshair or sight, so you have to get really mindful and sense-check your body (does the angle of your elbow feel right? Is your finger anchored in the right spot? Are you engaging your back muscles?). Then you do a little lap out to your target and repeat. And there's literally no way to learn to aim a recurve bow other than putting thousands of arrows through it and getting the feel for it.

It helps that my local archery club maintains an outdoor range that is usually quiet and low traffic, it would probably be more disruptive in a busy indoor range.

Meditation for sure. Once you practice enough everything becomes a kind of meditation and flow states are more easily reached. For example washing dishes or driving can put me in the flow state if I really focus on everything that is happening, the sights, sounds, sensations, etc.

Climbing certainly forces me to become hyper aware and everything else in my mind drops away.

Try a float tank. 

Motorcycling for sure. Doesn't matter if it's dirt or street, the world outside you and the bike just melts away. It's a much, much more visceral experience than driving a car, especially because in order to turn the bike you actually have to move your whole body around. It's the purest form of motoring. 

I'd love to be able to get to that state while working, but I never have. It could very well be because I don't really like my job all that much. Meditation and Yoga have never worked for me either.

Climbing, mountain biking, and skiing are the most reliable ways for me to get to that state. However, I've also found that tinkering with/ fixing the gear for each sport can also induce it. Outside of mountain sports, I've found that certain video games can also help me get to that state (seriously).

vacuuming.

running and poi spinning

Yep, playing music. When my eyes are closed and the jam is going and I suddenly realize, “wait, I’m creating this!” You open your eyes and all the other musicians are staring at you and you’re like,”Oh, are y’all ready to end the song now? Okay.”
Also painting. Laying paint on canvas is a sensory deprivation activity 

Skiing, mountain biking, occasionally road biking, hockey, basketball... pretty much any sport that allows you go get into a rhythm that isn't broken up with long breaks in the action.  You can even get into it in things like video games.

Trail running for sure. Particularly flowing and rolling single track. The mind just switches to cruise control and you are perfectly in the moment. Every step feels exactly as it should and you get so focused that it doesn't even feel like an effort. This can last as short as a few steps, to as long as multiple miles. There have been 5 mile sections where I am in and out of the flow state. So incredibly satisfying, but really hard to replicate on purpose in my experience. It just sorta happens when it happens

flow states are the shit. i dig how fluid mediums like pow and waves really force you to get in that zone.

my morning dump

Skiing, especially in tight trees.

Everything outside of being dead.

-downhill mountain biking (regular mtb is too "broken up" to maintain the flowstate, for me at least)
-chores (tidying up, doing dishes or laundry)
-that little paddle toy with a ball on a rubber band
-splitting firewood by hand

The most reliable way, by far, is dishwashing in a commercial setting (conveyor belt dishwasher).

only thing that has ever really done it for me is climbing, martial arts,  and shooting professionaly. sometimes with music but not often as I need to pay attention and  think when I play music. probably just not good enough  of a musician???   perhapts the added factor of death and dismemberment if you  fck up helps get me in that zone???

certainly riding motorcycles at race speeds but I have not done that since 6-4-84

Paragliding, techy trail running.