My daily commute consists of a short bike ride, then a bus ride, then another short bike ride to my office. It takes longer than I’d prefer but beats the fury of getting stuck in traffic and looking for parking spots. There are three different bike compartments under the bus and I used to check them at random hoping for a vacant spot. Some days I would get lucky on the first try, but on others I would have to check all three (and then sometimes go back to an earlier one if it was less full). This persisted for a full year, until I had a realization: if I always check the middle door, I can then look into both adjacent compartments before opening another door. Using this method I never have to open more than two doors. This is in no way an earth shattering revelation, but its eliminated a frustration and made me wonder how many other similar improvements I can make in my life. I don’t think I’m quite ready to go full turtleneck and new balance, but I will be keeping an eye out for small annoyances, and small solutions.