I see it more like freeing up you active working memory to do other things, similar to how you can only become a better driver once you aren't constantly fretti

I see it more like freeing up you active working memory to do other things, similar to how you can only become a better driver once you aren't constantly fretting over exactly how much to lift the clutch as you accelerate. You can (and must!) understand what/why you do what you want to do, but you can begin to abstract over it and find other patterns.