Friday Reflections-October 5, 2018
A few things I pondered on my way to work this morning:
- I have been under heavier surveillance since I was diagnosed with MS in 1995. Since then, someone always seems to know (or thinks they have to know) where I am, which makes sneaking around practically impossible-if I wanted to
sneak around, that is. I can’t even sneak up on my own kid! Since Alex is now 16, it would be nice to be able to be less conspicuous when I need to find out what he’s doing.
- A point of contention for me: Even if someone, anyone, says he is listening to you, I think it’s rude for him to look down at his phone while you are speaking with him. It sends a message that what you are saying is not important enough for him to give his complete attention-so he will just pay 80% attention to you.
- Women are also guilty of this breach of cell phone etiquette. Even if she thinks she is completely aware of what you are saying, I find it hard to believe that she can effectively listen to a person talking to her while she is looking down at her phone.
- It’s hard to be good at something you don’t enjoy. It is equally hard to
be terrible at something you like to do, although if you like it enough, you might be able to improve with practice if you are really motivated. - Example-I hated piano as a kid, but I was good at it. I enjoyed tennis as a kid, but my dominant hand kept getting confused, so I sucked.
- Cell phones are eroding face to face contact. Some people don’t know how to talk to each other anymore.
- My next job will be as a freelance parking enforcer-specializing in ticketing people who park too far into the blue stripes next to a handicapped parking spot.
