KEEPING THE FLOW IN DEAD STOP TRAFFIC
This is part one of ‘Surviving the Spread’ - my ongoing survival guide to daily life in La La Land.
So I work in Santa Monica and live in Los Feliz. My commute one way is never less than a full hour. So that’s two hours every day where I’m trapped in my car at a slow crawl. I have a very strong feeling that somewhere in a foreign land, very bad people are sticking hostages in a small car at 5mph and successfully extracting top secret information.
After reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, I’ve gained some insight on how to turn my daily torture into a manageable experience. I can either bang my head against my steering wheel or find ways to engage and challenge my mind with distractions from my unpleasant situation.
So this is where I finally realize why podcasts are such a glorious invention. On the weekend, I’ve been putting together playlists to listen to during my commute.
Right now I’m totally obsessed with web 2.0, writing, and alternative comedy. Here are some of the podcasts in my rotation:
…I may just throw in a podcast on learning Italian since I may be going to Italy in the fall…
This is so weird to say….but I’m actually starting to love my commute, not to mention I’m listening to podcasts all day at work, too.
*Sigh* Figures. Just when I thought I was finally getting it together I’ve turned into a total podhead.
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