Remember that person who budged in line at the coffee shop? It’s not the kind of thing you’d write to an advice columnist about, granted. But I bet you regaled your sweetheart with quite the tale of indignation! Katie and I think waiting in line is a fascinating study in human behavior, and if you don’t agree you haven’t listened to this encore edition of Doing What Works. Maybe you could partake the next time you’re waiting in line.

Here are your show notes…

Our Minnesota is showing when we call it budging! So says How Not to Be Wrong author Jordan Ellenberg.

There’s a science to this.

Are you in heavy traffic that’s merging from two lanes to one? Do the zipper! And, yes. It’s a thing.

What kind of stories do you make up about the people who annoy you in line?