Things I learned while not having a cell phone

My cell phone recently got stolen. Over the past 5 days, I've gone through an array of emotions. But most importantly, I've learned a few things. So I want to document them here.

1. The Radio Sucks
I had forgotten what it was like to only have the radio as an option for music in my car. My commute is a minimum of 45 minutes each way (usually 15-30 minutes longer though) and I can't do anything else while I'm driving than sing out loud to songs or just think with a little background music. It just depends on my mood. I use Spotify 97% of the time through my Bluetooth. Without it, I am subject to the off chance that a song I really love will be on the right station at the right time. But the worst is when there is NOTHING to listen to. I scroll through all the [maybe] 10 stations I have programmed and they are all either a) stuck in a commercial, b) have a really annoying talk show, or c) are playing music I really don't like or don't want to listen to. I suppose the solution to this is to change to the channel to NPR or something productive, but some days I just want to sing out loud in my car and want to be able to choose my songs.

More to come

Thought Jots

The following thoughts are quick jots, maybe while intoxicated, and may need elaboration. But for now...

2/20/14

If there's one thing I know for certain, it's that you can never change the past but you can always change the future. It all depends on how you act in the present


It's important to think critically even when you have no expertise in what you're criticizing. Even more important is to recognize your lack in expertise and formulate your criticism constructively according to the knowledge of what the expectations should be.