u/Dramatic_Ad_7304

i’m learning how to drive and i’ve got 16/20 hours behind the wheel. my instructor has been telling me i have a laid back attitude and when i do something well i think to myself “thats good enough why bother pushing” and it causes me to lose focus instead of constantly pushing myself to surpass that level of driver.

Most recently he told me this and added i need to build self discipline. I like to think im a pretty good driver so far and know what im doing the main issues are to do with overthinking, not talking myself through the system of car control and routines and losing focus easily. any advice?

my driving instructor keeps telling me i overthink everything and i shut down all focus/ i don’t focus enough when driving or an occurrence arrises, i can drive perfectly fine on motorways but when im on different roads, coming up to a bend my focus falters and i make small mistakes with my pedal work that cause me to stall. another example is i was driving on a single carriageway road and a tractor taking up a part of my lane came around a bend and i didn’t react to it and squeezed past and then shorty after i was stopped at junction and i stalled when trying to move off and my body tensed up and my pedal work just went out the window for a good 30 seconds. he has also said i “need to stop thinking like a learner and think like a driver” im not entirely sure what this means but im guessing i need to start thinking for myself and not rely on him to tell me what to do. ive got 14 hours worth if lessons completed with another 6 to go. any advice on overcoming my overthinking and anxiety and focus more when driving?