Driving a car is more of a need than a necessity these days, but as you check out for the latest cars for sale, you may want to analyze your current driving skill. How are you doing? Read on, especially if your car loan financing has just been approved.
Driving skill is an art that comes out naturally for some, while requires a little more hard work for some. For your case, it may take some time, but it does not have to take too long if you will follow these simple tips.
1. Train in mindfulness meditation.
Driving will require you to keep your focus and manage several things all at the same time. This is called multi-tasking.
A study at the University of Washington suggests that people who trained in mindfulness meditation two hours a week for eight weeks were better able to concentrate during multitasking tests than those who did not meditated. Though these findings cannot be directly generalized to the open road, improving your brain’s ability to focus is bound to help.
2. Practice
Practicing can help train your brain to keep its focus on the right things. If you think you lack experience, sharpen your skills by constant practice. You can test drive used cars from local car dealerships and see if they’re worthy pick, but be sure you are with a more experienced driver.
3. Learn to rely on your visual perception.
This technique is called the downward dog. It’s a common practice of good drivers to rely on their keen visual perception to avoid sudden obstacles in the roadway and react to shifts in traffic. This might sound strange, but studies can actually prove it. Studies in India suggest that yoga practice may advance exactly that type of visual acuity.
Photo Credit: Jace Turner
Driving skill is an art that comes out naturally for some, while requires a little more hard work for some. For your case, it may take some time, but it does not have to take too long if you will follow these simple tips.
1. Train in mindfulness meditation.
Driving will require you to keep your focus and manage several things all at the same time. This is called multi-tasking.
A study at the University of Washington suggests that people who trained in mindfulness meditation two hours a week for eight weeks were better able to concentrate during multitasking tests than those who did not meditated. Though these findings cannot be directly generalized to the open road, improving your brain’s ability to focus is bound to help.
2. Practice
Practicing can help train your brain to keep its focus on the right things. If you think you lack experience, sharpen your skills by constant practice. You can test drive used cars from local car dealerships and see if they’re worthy pick, but be sure you are with a more experienced driver.
3. Learn to rely on your visual perception.
This technique is called the downward dog. It’s a common practice of good drivers to rely on their keen visual perception to avoid sudden obstacles in the roadway and react to shifts in traffic. This might sound strange, but studies can actually prove it. Studies in India suggest that yoga practice may advance exactly that type of visual acuity.
Photo Credit: Jace Turner