{"id":319942,"date":"2021-07-14T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=319942"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:33:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:33:07","slug":"the-best-car-for-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/the-best-car-for-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Car for Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perhaps I am the first person to have thought and considered this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than thinking about what is the best ‘car’ in general … perhaps better to think about what is the best car for thinking?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why driving is good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I had my 2003 Subaru Outback (5 speed) with no silly LCD screen, touch screen, or superfluous buttons on my steering wheel … I loved it. Why? No distractions. Only focus on driving and the road. And during longer drives and commutes (no listening to music or podcasts), I was actually able to think. And I would often use the voice dictation for Siri and iPhone (I had the iPhone on a car mount for GPS, and would say, ‘Hey Siri … take a note’) to jot down ideas. And I realized one of the big upsides of driving (a manual transmission car):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By being more engaged<\/a>, you actually can think more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why think?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For us philosophers and thinkers, to think is our greatest joy. Why? To think is what makes us a higher being than the base animals all around us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also thinking is fun — to challenge convention, to put our mind in motion (mental motivation<\/a>) is what gives us more power, enthusiasm and joy in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus what I say is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best to barbell a car– either get a self-driving Tesla (for the self-driving feature, not the electric stuff), or get a pure manual transmission car with no superfluous buttons, distractions, touch screens, to focus on thinking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

ERIC KIM <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DESIGN THOUGHTS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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