Episode 31 - The other lane is always faster, until you get there

Thursday Think Bites · Jul 9, 2026 · 2m · transcript

Episode 31 - The Other Lane Is Always Faster... Until You Get There

I changed lanes multiple times on my drive to work.

Then a silver sedan passed me.

Same lane.

The entire drive.

No zigzagging.

No rushing.

Just steady.

And it made me realize something.

The other lane only looks faster because you're not sitting in it.

I've done this in my career too.

A new opportunity.

A different project.

A strategy that looked like the shortcut.

Sometimes changing lanes is the right decision.

But sometimes...

we're reacting to movement instead of making progress.

A few miles later, traffic stopped for…