No texting and driving. Most of us are guilty of this. We have the constant need to be on our phones and connected to society. For some, this is our job, for others, a passion. Regardless of your addiction, lay off this week while controlling the wheel. There have been too many accidents with a form of technology involved while driving and we certainly don't want to add to the statistics. You or your family members. So this week we will make a conscious effort to either forgot about the mobile, pull over, or utilize Bluetooth while in the car. My hypothesis for this week's challenge is two-fold. The first being to break the bad habit and preventing you of a headache or possible fatality, and two, to let go of being constantly available. What I mean by this, is to create the habit of communicating with people when you want to, not when they need you. This may be difficult to achieve at first, but soon people will conform to your schedule and respect your decision to separate briefly. This can be related to Tim Ferris's idea of answering only two emails a day: once at 10 and the other at 3pm. No other times. This will force people to conform to your schedule while also eliminating pointless email back and forth. Email is called snail mail for a reason, so use it as such.
Getting back to our week, drop the phone while in the car, focus on what you're doing and get to your destination safely. Have an awesome week!
REFLECTION: This is really an awful habit. I know this now, because on Monday morning I caught myself doing it and had to throw the phone to the passenger seat. It really can wait. And if it can't, take the 5 seconds and pull over. I did learn a lot about my bad habit and ways I can fix it. To prepare myself before putting the transmission into drive, find simple things such as map it before you go, end the conversation before you leave, hook up the Bluetooth in case a call comes in. These type of things are extremely simple but they pop up in what seems to be the worst times. Situations where you HAVE TO respond. In all reality, you don't. And use this as a take away. Take that message into your life and use it. Things such as email responses or run on messages to people, or bad addictions. You don't have to respond right away, and you have the self-control; so utilize it. All in all, it was a great week and even started to influence my friends while they were driving. So I congratulate you for participating friends, and everyone else who joined in!