I am writing this on my iPhone during a flight from Phoenix to Nashville. Travel is mostly waiting–waiting to get to the airport, waiting to check in, to get through security, to get Starbucks, to arrive. It’s a practice in patience, which is a rare commodity these days.
I’ve noticed that most people don’t just wait, they multi-task. The Starbucks employees have to interrupt people on phone calls to take their order, and on the plane, most people with laptops are working. Airlines are now offering Wi-Fi so travelers can be at the office even at thirty thousand feet.
I’m just[…]
