GPS is a life saver. It gets us from A to B quicker, safer, and more effectively. It makes us better navigators....right?

I went all-in on GPS back in 2008 and never looked back. 12 years later, I see too many similarities between my reliance on GPS and many other examples of unhealthy, dependent relationships (drugs, alcohol, abusive spouse, gambling, eating habits, etc).

I wonder how relying on a GPS is any different that depending on someone(thing) else for a capability that we already posses? In the long term I have no clue how to get where I need to go because I have relied on a device to tell me where to turn for over a decade.

We start to BELIEVE we can't find our way around without it.

Sadly, the parallel is so very clear between a GPS navigation device, and the way we turn to the approval, standards, goals, and expectations of others instead of asking ourselves.

Be mindful of solutions that show up claiming to make us smarter, quicker, and more connected. All of that starts with you, not technology.

Calculate your own route :)