
…icans moving to the suburbs and the automobile becoming the country’s emblem of freedom and status. The car is the ultimate example of low-density transit, in which one person — sometimes more, but usually just one — takes up much more space than they need. Commuters were no longer forced to accept the existence of others, and space became the ultimate go…
…wo extra blocks of focus, I get ahead. Every time he stops to check his phone, he shatters a block. Research says it takes an average of 23 minutes to get back on task after an interruption — that number sounds crazy, but experience tells me it’s about right.