Recently, I was filling up my vehicle at Thornton’s Gas Superstore here in Henderson KY I realized that I needed to get some cash out of the ATM inside the gas super center. As I was walking into the store I heard over the outdoor loudspeaker “Sir on pump number 3 do not leave your vehicle”. I was a little embarrassed.
I immediately wanted to mouth something, like “I do it all the time and besides, I’m in a hurry”, but I didn’t- I quietly and positively went back to my vehicle until the gas had finished pumping.
I really wasn’t in a huge hurry, but I felt the need to do multi-tasking (get money from ATM while the vehicle is filling up with gas). Sometimes I just need to stop and do one thing.
The pump plainly had a sign on it that said “Warning, please do not leave pump unattended” and “not responsible for charges relating to overfills”.
Does multi-tasking make us feel as if we don’t have to follow direct?
Why is it when we see clear directions, we sometimes don’t want to follow them and immediately mouth our reason why we are not following them?
I just want to work on this and try to follow directions more closely especially the little ones. Who knows it could bring about some positive change?
It seems a big challenge for lots of us to always follow directions. In our busy world we all seem to feel the need to multi-task. Thanks for reminding us that not following the directions is not always a good idea.
I am such a multi-tasker. I really have a hard time just doing one thing at a time. I've been trying to challenge myself lately to just focus on one thing, but I feel such a strong urge to do something.
And I'm kind of bad about not following directions when "I totally know what I am doing." 😉