(1) manage expectations / ignore “what if”
(2) humor and confidence (including feigned)
(3) patience and attenuated ego
(4) creative and constructive expression (particularly with your hands!)
(5) vices (in moderation)
ZipCar is proving to be quite awesome. We are constantly bombarded with useless new products and services, but here is one that actually adds value to my life. Imagine that.
This past two weeks, I’ve used:
I signed up to participate in ZipCar’s latest promotion, The Low-Car Diet. It’s a 30-day challenge to give up your personal car and get around using any other form of transit, including, of course, the car sharing program offered by ZipCar. To begin my journey, I first drove my own car from San Francisco to Detroit, parked it, and promptly flew back west. Here’s my baby, the car that I gave up. It’s a 2001 Saab Viggen.
I sent this over to the friendly folks at www.awkwardrules.net for consideration.
Example—You head underground to take a Manhattan subway from midtown to the lower west side. Upon exiting the train at the desired stop, assuming you’ve made it that far, you now have the task of spatially re-orientating yourself and choosing the proper course to your destination, all while minimizing time spent deliberating and avoiding damaging blows to the illusion that you know where you are and what you’re doing.
Figure 01 – Overview (notice cracked-out follow-walker)
