{"id":2317,"date":"2019-07-31T22:16:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T05:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jason-fu.com\/blog\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2019-08-01T00:06:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:06:29","slug":"its-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jason-fu.com\/blog\/its-july\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’d love to do a birthday post, maybe 25 things I learned while I was 25, but I can only count the things I learned in the head. There was a lot of heart learning but it’s hard to write all of them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, this will be postlets #3 (4?). Here goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s why you suck at driving.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’ve figured it out: Seattle traffic is so bad because drivers are too stubborn to make traffic flow well. They think they’re driving safely or are just being legalistic. Spoiler: some of our laws have soft contradictions with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can probably start a whole blog on efficient driving. So many things are now pet peeves: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Keep right except to pass: RCW 46.61.100 (I memorized that one)<\/li>
  2. Zipper merge<\/li>
  3. Don’t deliberately block parts of merge lanes (what’s the point? you’re just making traffic worse)<\/li>
  4. Don’t change into exit lanes at the last moment if you’ve got plenty of time to do so beforehand<\/li>
  5. Always let people in (or at least don’t intentionally prevent people from entering your lane)<\/li>
  6. Never tailgate (with exceptions, but especially while stuck in traffic)<\/li>
  7. Never brake check (no exceptions)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I miss driving when there was nobody around. Seven years ago I’d drive down I-405 on a Sunday morning at 8am and there’d be nobody. Now I just get stuck in the passing lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Discuss with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Churches can be wildly different from each other.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    You never realize how different the varying denominations of church are until you start volunteering between them. On paper, it’s a no-brainer, but sometimes the differences just hit you like a truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More on this later, once the summer’s over. I’ve got one event left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Constantly being aware is a curse.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Ignorance truly is bliss. Once you get past a certain point of knowledge, you can’t help but notice little things everywhere. I’ve developed my social skills to a point where I can notice when people are more awkward than I am. This number grows every month, and it’s a lot<\/em> higher than I expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dudes are the most awkward around pretty women (I’ve been lucky enough to spend a substantial amount of time with some attractive women). It’s awkward to watch and awkward to be around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Self-awareness is a gift, but only up to a certain point. You don’t want to paralyze yourself by over-analyzing; you just have to know what to let go, and when to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Stop advertising me Grammarly and those writing companions. I’m fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    $5 says they’re keeping tabs on everything you write.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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