Great, thanks for this .... we need a place to just talk about riding instead of never ending politics and doom scrolling.
I love riding because as soon as you start moving you can't think of anything but what you're doing. Sure you can try thinking of other things, listen to music, maybe a podcast, make a phone call or whatever but once you do you put yourself in danger.
Riding is just a meditative experience for me. There is nothing but the bike, the road and my safety.
And in this day in age of constant distractions ... it makes riding feel so much better.