To get full engagement out of life … for things we care about, perhaps this is the secret to living the best and fullest life. And that is why living a more ‘dangerous’ life is good — we actually must use our faculties to FOCUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why powerlifting<\/a> is so much more fun and interesting than bodybuilding-styled pointless repetitions. The element of danger is what makes powerlifting (one rep max<\/a>) so fun and interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or also perhaps in street photography<\/a>; the joy of street photography is that we must harness all of our faculties (conquering our fears<\/a>, our ability to interact with strangers<\/a> and fellow human beings) is what gives us full maximal engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The other day I did a commute to LA which took me about an hour and a half each way. Certainly it was difficult, but interesting. Because the driving was so hard, I had to focus. And in focusing, I actually was able to do more thinking while driving (the joy of driving). <\/p>\n\n\n\n I think if you have a brutal 2-hour commute every single day, a Tesla<\/a> with autopilot is the best bet. However perhaps if your goal is to *think* while driving… a manual transmission car is better. Why? You need more engagement to drive a manual car (utilization of your right hand to shift gears), and perhaps the more engaged we are … the more we can think.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThoughts on driving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The upside of manual transmission cars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n