As I was getting ready for an autocross event last Saturday evening, I started to ponder my newfound attachment to motorsports. Tomorrow's event is 55 miles away. So, after hooking up the trailer, driving to the course and unloading the car, I expect to be about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the day. The event will last about 6 or 7 hours. It will probably take longer that 1 hour and 45 minutes to load the car back into the trailer and drive home.
An autocross "run" typically lasts less than 60 seconds.
On a good day, you might get to run the course a total of 8 times.
8 minutes of seat time.
Seems like a huge imbalance in ROI.
But, those 8 minutes are the most hyper-focused time you will ever spend. Years ago, I stumbled upon the works of Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi describing and studying the state of "flow." (If you are not familiar with the concept, take a look at this video.)
Total immersion for 8 minutes.
I bet you thought when I said "flow," you thought I was talking about being smooth through the cones...
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