Waving experiment on the mup today...
08-20-15 | 11:08 AM
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Waving experiment on the mup today...
I decided to wave at no one. Even if they waved at me I looked ahead and focused on my pace. I didn't worry about if I waved and they didn't wave back, I didn't care if I waved and they nodded. I didn't try to determine if they were likely to wave upon approaching them.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.
08-20-15 | 11:26 AM
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08-20-15 | 11:34 AM
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I walk a nature preserve regularly and lots of folks make eye contact walking int he opposite direction but say nothing. The last time I was there I wound up saying hello to everyone. It's funny tho cuz pretty much everyone makes eye contact some even smile but the last time absolutely no one said hello. The area gets lots of foreign visitors cuz it's on Concord, so maybe they don't know we Americans are so friendly. But the time duration that we face and see ea other approaching is much longer than on bikes. With bikes we wiz by ea other, right? Whatever, maybe next time I'll just smile.
08-20-15 | 11:34 AM
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How did that experiment go where you weren't going to start a thread for a few days? 
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08-20-15 | 11:35 AM
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08-20-15 | 12:50 PM
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08-20-15 | 01:13 PM
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I decided to wave at no one. Even if they waved at me I looked ahead and focused on my pace. I didn't worry about if I waved and they didn't wave back, I didn't care if I waved and they nodded. I didn't try to determine if they were likely to wave upon approaching them.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.
Once you have mastered these skills, you are ready to enter a Category 6 'race'.
08-20-15 | 01:14 PM
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08-20-15 | 09:00 PM
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I decided to wave at no one. Even if they waved at me I looked ahead and focused on my pace. I didn't worry about if I waved and they didn't wave back, I didn't care if I waved and they nodded. I didn't try to determine if they were likely to wave upon approaching them.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.
It was great. I had such a better experience. In the future, I will not wave unless I know or recognize you.