Topic #1 "Turn Right" (Life Hack)

A GPS is perhaps one of the most useful technologies I use.  I couldn't tell you what the abbreviation stood for without Google, but I know how to utilize one.  A GPS is there to light the path for those with a bad sense of direction.  It helps to appease frantic and nervous drivers.  This device literally gives your life shortcuts.  The market demand for a GPS is high enough that vehicles are already equipped with them. With a GPS the world gets a little bigger and your private life gets even smaller.

    As a memory-driven driver, I am able to get to where I am going based on the landmarks surrounding it.  I can't remember street names or interstates. With the GPS,  I don't have to be embarrassed by my lack of knowledge of street names.  By avoiding the socially awkward conversation there is one less interaction between a human.  The GPS continues taking away different interactions between its owners and others.  Just imagine you are lost in a suburban community and you stop at a gas station to ask for assistance.   Asking someone not only slows down your travel time, but it also lets a stranger in on a piece of valuable information about the whereabouts of your destination.  The GPS gives its owner one less reason to leave their vehicle.  Cars and trucks are both very personal and private ways of transportation.  Unlike using a public transportation system you are able to lock your own doors and control the climate.  With the lessening of interactions between people, you stay to yourself.

The GPS becomes this seemingly idolized object in the car.  If your GPS is inside your car's system, it can turn your music down to be heard.  The GPS can interrupt conversations between the driver and passengers.  No one wants to get lost, therefore everyone in the vehicle pauses for the GPS to give directions.    In some cases, owners like to name their GPS and treat it more importantly than the passengers.  There have been many movie scenes where this is displayed.  It is understood why so many buy GPS and why they chose to personalize them.  A GPS is our ticket to a faster commute, or trip to a big city is a piece of cake. In this economy, who doesn't want that extra time to themselves?  Just realize that the GPS can make unnecessary interactions disappear and ease your state of mind.  It makes your private life, more private in this way.