I genuinely feel safer when I zone out. It’s like a completely different, subconscious part of my brain takes over and does a better job. Otherwise, I’m fixating on all the wrong things: what does that vanity plate say?! WTF is that billboard even trying to advertise? etc.
I’ve had to react (successfully) to things in that state enough times that I’m confident in my brains ability to quickly snap back.
I really don’t think it’s our brains just checking out. For me, it feels more like my brain decided that the memory of driving wasn’t important enough to record.
I genuinely feel safer when I zone out. It’s like a completely different, subconscious part of my brain takes over and does a better job. Otherwise, I’m fixating on all the wrong things: what does that vanity plate say?! WTF is that billboard even trying to advertise? etc.
I’ve had to react (successfully) to things in that state enough times that I’m confident in my brains ability to quickly snap back.
I really don’t think it’s our brains just checking out. For me, it feels more like my brain decided that the memory of driving wasn’t important enough to record.
Very well could be that. I never feel like I check out until I snap-to and realize I don’t remember the last 30 miles.
“Did I just teleport??”
Once I couldnt remember a drive of ~3 hours… Teleporting is real .