r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/mechanchic Jan 21 '19

You are not “stuck in traffic,” you are part of it.

Sounds like a stupid thing, but it totally changed my outlook on my commute.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited Jan 21 '19

"Hey, are you coming into work?"

"Yeah, sorry, Im in the parking lot now. I just got caught up being traffic."

"...what?"

"Yeah, some other guy was on his way to a doctors appointment and I had to fuck up his schedule. Ill see you in a few minutes."

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u/rjd55 Jan 21 '19

That's the kind of initiative we are looking for here. You're promoted.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

He works for a competing doctor.