{"id":4300,"date":"2018-09-06T13:30:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2018-09-06T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T18:30:22","slug":"take-the-road-less-congested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2018\/09\/06\/take-the-road-less-congested\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the Road Less Congested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OrvkAO2FKq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt\u2019s Thursday morning, and I\u2019m running late for work. I scramble for my shoes, grab a banana for breakfast \u2013\u00a0<i>don\u2019t forget to feed the cat, oh, and remember to lock that door behind you!<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 I jump in my car and take off. So far so good: all the lights are green, nothing seems to be stopping me from making this the greatest late morning recovery in human history! Forget being on time, heck, I might be 10 minutes early at this rate! And then I\u00a0follow\u00a0the bend on\u00a0to\u00a0the interstate&#8230;and immediately step on my brakes.<br \/>\nCommuters during rush hour are estimated to spend 42 hours a year in traffic. If you have the same job for 5 years and don\u2019t move, that\u2019s just a little under 9 days of traffic congestion.<br \/>\nAt this point,\u00a0I realize I have two options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I can scream and honk my horn and damn the universe for having me suffer this miserable experience.<\/li>\n<li>I can treat traffic congestion as a\u00a0perspective wake up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The obvious lesson here is to always be prepared. Nowadays with cell phones and computers, there\u2019s simply no excuse why I can\u2019t just look up my workplace and find the fastest route. Often during rush hour, my phone tells me\u00a0which\u00a0side roads are faster at that time of day. Being prepared to identify and take the fastest route, even if it\u2019s not the usual way, can lead to less stress about the little things in life, and subconsciously, I am more alert of my surroundings when I\u2019m unfamiliar with the route. I notice a restaurant I\u2019ve never seen before, a shop that looks really appealing, or\u00a0maybe even\u00a0a park I can take a walk in.<br \/>\nWhile making the most of a traffic scenario is one choice,\u00a0perhaps I\u00a0simply just need to reschedule my drive. I shouldn\u2019t risk being late to work anyways, so maybe it\u2019s\u00a0probably time\u00a0I suck it up and avoid traffic by leaving an hour earlier than usual. My work has flexible scheduling, so coming in early is never an issue. For\u00a0some, work-flexibility is challenging.\u00a0Could you leave early\u00a0and spend that hour accomplishing hard-to-find-time-for goals you may have near or around your workplace?\u00a0Need time to read that book? Interested in joining a gym? Need to do research on a job that understands the importance of flexible schedules?\u00a0All\u00a0of\u00a0these\u00a0you could make happen\u00a0with an extra hour on hand.<br \/>\nWell, if you\u2019ve stayed with me this far, it\u2019s been about 4 minutes\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and I\u2019m still stuck in traffic. At this rate, being early has gone out the window and being on time is not looking so hot either. I need to accept the fact that I\u2019m going to be late, but I also need to accept the fact that a change needs to be made not only in my work route but in my life route. I can\u2019t keep accepting traffic and tardiness as an answer&#8230; or else I won\u2019t be dealing with either for much longer.<br \/>\nHypothetical job termination aside, it\u2019s also important for my well-being: I don\u2019t like traffic congestions, and I won\u2019t accept traffic congestions. 42 hours a year is an incredible amount of time to be stuck next to semi-trucks\u00a0sporting wheel spikes. I deserve better.\u00a0So\u00a0does everyone else in this jam. But it starts with us.<br \/>\nIf we all choose\u00a0to avoid normalcy and embrace change, even when it feels like a gamble, what\u2019s possible? Reaching\u00a0our destinations in a timely \u2013 and slightly self-improved\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0manner. It just might influence you to make changes elsewhere in your lifestyle.<br \/>\nAnd hey, if everyone chooses to find different routes, then\u00a0some of us\u00a0can\u00a0maybe choose\u00a0to use the interstate again!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3836 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RU_AMegow_blog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" \/><\/em><em>The Video Guy hates traffic. Who doesn&#8217;t? This week, go along for the ride as he shares his advice on finding better routes &#8211; to work and in life. How do you deal with congestion? Comment below or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:amegow@etereman.com\">email Andrew directly.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Thursday morning, and I\u2019m running late for work. 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