Living in the When?

[andrewducker]

Living in the pure focussed moment when trying to drive around a complex track and shave 0.3 seconds off your lap time: Absolutely essential.

Thinking about the tricky bit of track just around the next corner without losing track of the tricky bit of track you're actually on and crashing into a wall: Extremely difficult.

Writing an LJ post about the inherent difficulty of living in both the now and the future and the necessity of doing both while simultaneously trying to not make a complete arse of the track you're practising: Bloody stupid.

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I find LJ great for getting thoughts out of my head. Once they're here, pinned to the internet, I don't feel the need to actually think about them and can get on with what I'm actually doing.

Maybe some day I'll get my whole head emptied out into the luminiferous aether and will be able to maintain a state of action without thought.

Maybe.

Comments

[azalemeth.livejournal.com]

I'm exactly the same. If I'm doing something, I'm thinking about doing it. If I'm about to do something, I'm thinking about nearly doing it. Nice to know there's another one with a brain vaguely like mine...

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

Curse you again for showing me trackmania!

btw, I've managed to go one better than a gold time. I got a 'Nadeo best time ever recorded' on one of the expert tracks. Must send you the replay sometime...

[andrewducker]

Oooh - congrats! I got that on one of the "easy" ones - just managed to shave about 0.03 seconds off of one of the simplest tracks - I assume that most people went onto the next track once they'd got Gold and didn't sit there trying to knock microseconds off :->

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

I launched myself off the first ramp at an unexpected and almost impossibe angle that dumped me right next to the elevated finish line.

[andrewducker]

That's what I like about it. I just spent about half an hour doing the opening 10 seconds of a track over and over so I could get through it on full speed (zig-zagging between pillars) and on to the rest of the track (which is much easier). The repetition and getting it just perfect is what keeps pulling me back - maybe _this_ time I'll make it round without fucking up any of the bits, etc.

[babydyke-82.livejournal.com]

hey hey. you have fun at the party?

[andrewducker]

There were women having a chocolate fight! How could I not have fun? Especially as it wasn't my job to clear it up afterwards (I believe Em leapt to the rescue).

You seemed to be having quite a good time yourself :->

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

I do a LOT of living in the moment (or very near to if possible). Very very rewarding, even doing something as simple as walking along. It's a state you have to get into for best performance at a sports/games/etc. - conscious serial thought is too slow/unfluid...