One Turn Ahead
Jan 04, 2021
Be one turn ahead, look through the next turn. This concept has been drilled into my mind for driving so much so that now it is less a thought and more an instinct.
Being one turn ahead of where you are mentally helps in slowing down the relative speed that things approach you at. Similar to how when you fly in a plane the ground appears to move much more slowly below you. When you change your reference points, you are able to process the information better as it appears to be coming to you at a slower rate.
I find that it can be hard to pull this instinct that I've developed in driving over to my daily life. There's things that I want to complete, writing a post, working on my online trainings, finishing up a slideshow, that I get caught looking right at the task at hand. Doing this often gets me mentally "spun out" and I don't end up where I want to be. The information is coming too quickly at me, and the end product (i.e. a well driven turn) doesn't happen quickly.
The days I silence out other distractions and make my focus on the small steps to take to be "ahead of the car" (my mind) the more productive and effective I feel I am. Having more days like those is what I am working towards. Spinning out is not a nice feeling!
