There is no time in normal civvy flying that requires you to be in any way special. The computer does it better. The only time humans are better than computers is for the completely unexpected. That is why you are there.
I just flew 7:20 across the Pacific, RJBB-PANC, two-man crew in a B777F, ETOPS, class II airspace, plotting, deviated for wx, optimizing altitude for fuel burn, set up and flew an ILS to rainy weather on a wet runway, landing weight about 540k.
Sorry, but I felt a little special after accomplishing all that safely.....