Josh Bruno

Silicon Valley traffic sucks. If you’ve ever ridden with me, you know that I like to get from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible. This involves pseudo-legal red-light skipping techniques and constant lane changing. In Austin I can turn a 20min drive into a 10 min drive. Although it is a physically and mentally intense 10 minutes for me, I feel that it is worth it.

However, here in Silicon Valley, my driving techniques turn a 22 min drive into a 20 min drive. Hardly worth it considering the mental and physical exertion and the increased chance of an accident. Therefore I have decided to do something else with this brain time. I am considering putting a real effort into learning Spanish via audio books. To do this ( and I can’t believe I’m saying this), I will pick a lane and stay in it all the way to work instead of the usual zigzag pattern. I’ll lose 4min a day, but gain 44 min of learning.

Combining this with increased use of Spanish con mis amigos en Tejas, and I will be well on my way to learning another language. I’m going to kick into gear a lazy part of my mind and make my commute even more efficient.