[juliancox]

Hey great question which is coming up with some interesting answers.

I too do a bit of beekeeping but mountain biking is my main passion.

@RiderOfGiraffes nails it when he says you need to get into that zenish state. It happens when what you are doing requires total commitment and concentration. Riding a log 1m off the ground or going into a big jump does that for me. And afterwards I always feel refreshed and ready to get back into it (usually with a raft of solutions that wouldn't have come to me otherwise).

It doesn't need adrenalin though. I can't get into running because it gives me too much time to think, but try orienteering, which gives you something to think about.

And if you're trying to get into the zone of not thinking doing whatever it is your doing and you're on your own I always find an ipod on reasonably loud volume helps silence the other noises in your mind.