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"Thinking" is only one thing that the brain does, and it is actually a very small part of its job. All brain activity causes the brain to get tired and burn ou

"Thinking" is only one thing that the brain does, and it is actually a very small part of its job. All brain activity causes the brain to get tired and burn out to the point that it needs rest. Try driving a car around a racetrack competatively, even in a simulator. Talk to a ballet dancer about keeping their balance for hours. Talk to a soldier under fire hour after hour. Talk to a pilot trying to negotiate with ATC all during a weather event. All brain activity, even the basic biological stuff we don't classify as "thinking", causes the brain to get tired and eventually lapse into a survival/maintenance mode to handle the stress.

khalilravanna 4y ago
The driving one reminds me of how absolutely brain dead I feel after riding a motorcycle for 8-12 hours in a day. Nevermind that my body is rocked from the wind all day but just being able to do basic math or have a conversation with the person at the front desk of the motel I’m staying at becomes difficult. Any sort of sustained concentration obliterates your brain over a long enough time period.
- grugagag 4y ago
  Even driving a car can have similar effects after driving for 8-12 hours sans the wind and elements exhausting the body or the uncomfortable motorcycle posture
  - dron57 4y ago
    The wind and the posture aren't as much of a problem as the mental strain of riding a motorcycle. It is simply more difficult than driving, the constant gear shifting, cancelling turn lights manually and always being in a kind of defensive posture where you assume that you are invisible and someone might run into you. I've always gotten into a kind of flow state while riding a bike. The exhaustion after hours of riding felt very similar to studying or coding all day.
quickthrower2 4y ago
Would the amount of brain power to do activity X decrease as you get experienced at it though? Not to zero of course (the long drive is tiring even for an experienced driver).

khalilravanna 4y ago

The driving one reminds me of how absolutely brain dead I feel after riding a motorcycle for 8-12 hours in a day. Nevermind that my body is rocked from the wind all day but just being able to do basic math or have a conversation with the person at the front desk of the motel I’m staying at becomes difficult. Any sort of sustained concentration obliterates your brain over a long enough time period.

grugagag 4y ago
Even driving a car can have similar effects after driving for 8-12 hours sans the wind and elements exhausting the body or the uncomfortable motorcycle posture
- dron57 4y ago
  The wind and the posture aren't as much of a problem as the mental strain of riding a motorcycle. It is simply more difficult than driving, the constant gear shifting, cancelling turn lights manually and always being in a kind of defensive posture where you assume that you are invisible and someone might run into you. I've always gotten into a kind of flow state while riding a bike. The exhaustion after hours of riding felt very similar to studying or coding all day.

quickthrower2 4y ago

Would the amount of brain power to do activity X decrease as you get experienced at it though? Not to zero of course (the long drive is tiring even for an experienced driver).