Originally Posted by
seypat
There is so much coming to you sensory wise, that it is tough not to have ramdom or disjointed thoughts. That is what makes it so enjoyable! A sight, smell or sound triggers something in your mind until.......the next sight, smell or sound. Maybe an old memory pops up good or bad. Maybe something visually that causes you to rubberneck or turn around and take a second pass. It's like being a fresh baby in a new world taking it all in!
My wife is a destination type person. I'm all about the journey. If we are driving somewhere, she has every detail planned out even if there is no set time to arrive. If something disrupts those plans in any way it causes her grief. Me, if there is no set arrival time, I get there when I get there. There might be detours, unscheduled stops, whatever. I don't always take the fastest route either, rather the more interesting one.
Nice post, [MENTION=208016]seypat[/MENTION]. I agree with that description of triggering, and how it changes your train of thought. I sometimes stop my thinking, and retrace the mental path I took to get to my current thought.
I would describe my wife and I in the opposite roles; I'm the destination person;
got to get there on time; follow this schedule with built in time for contingencies. We used to tour together, including a cross country cycling honeymoon, and probably our styles were not so well set back then, over thirty years ago.
My current cycling style is definitely destination-origin, mainly as a cycle commuter for training, be it place, mileage, or time in the saddle. I have posted to a few threads that disdain cycle computers in favor of the “experience,” that I’m reminded of the attitude,
“I’m not religious, but I am spiritual.” 