I would experience this many times but as I got older it's pretty much gone or I am choosing the wrong activities. My earliest experience of flow that I recall

I would experience this many times but as I got older it's pretty much gone or I am choosing the wrong activities. My earliest experience of flow that I recall is when I was maybe 7 years old. We were studying how to tell time on analog clocks. I still recall the feeling of the ah ha! moment. But also during that same class after the "ah ha" I was writing in the activity book. The class had left, I was alone, the teacher had to come shake me to tell me to move along. Art is also a common way I would experience it. I used to draw and would find that I got into a trance-like state when drawing. Just losing track of time isn't flow in order to be flow you have to actually create something. You need to accomplish something, some task using your own skill. I know some people with ADHD and they certainly do get into a trance state but often do not accomplish anything. Often the person goes over a task many times or never finishes a task to their satisfaction.