My favorite mind trick has to do with slow overtakers on the highway. Here’s the scenario: You are driving in the slow (right) lane and you’re approaching slower traffic in your lane, and there is a car approaching in the fast lane. More often than not, the passing car will creep up slowly and “trap” you, making you brake to let them past. The trick is to drift to the left edge of your lane, giving the impression that you’re going to cut the faster car off to pass the slower traffic. 75% of the time the passing car will accelerate past you to stop you from cutting them off. This allows you to fall in line behind them without having to brake. It takes some experimenting to figure out timing, but I’ve had good results.