...it is because of what happens before travelling that causes headache; things like:
You and I can just go on and on about this (can't we?). Now, what happens to your brain because of all these activities? it gets used-up or stressed-out; and by the time you reach your destination, it aches. I don't see a business model that can solve this problem, a trip-planner can plan your trip and execute the plan but it can't do shit about the office calls and your suitcase problem. Actually, you know what...fuck business models! we don't need any of that crap...we simply need peace of mind and we need to understand that if we are going on a long vacation, we need some 1 or 2 days of vacation before the long vacation, so that we are already in the vacation before going to the actual vacation (what a solution...what a solution..wow!).
My head is aching so bad (already!) that all I can do to relax myself is write a blog post...I am lying, I'd rather take a Saradon headache relief pill. By the way, one last thing, if you deal with software product management, you'll know that what I just brilliantly did is called root cause analysis :-P. Also, I think this post would have been a little more credible had I written this after travelling and not now.
- Checking our flight tickets around 4 million times to see the departure time and having to answer the questions from stupid-people who want to know "At what time will the flight *actually* take-off?"
- Last minute office work that did not make you cancel your trip but spoiled your relaxed mind-set by making you think "After coming back, there is going to be so much to do...damn! I am fucked"
- Getting so many trip advises from people that you start thinking "I already know every goddamn detail about the place I am going to, it's feels like I've already been there....why am I even going?"
- Calling the cab guy and getting tensed about him not picking-up his cell phone (all you know, he simply did not pick-up because he was driving to your location)
- Calling up the guys whose place your are going to and finding them super-busy just that day (all you know, they are just finishing their office-work so that when you reach their place, they won't have to work long hours and can spend time with you)
- The suitcase is too full, you gotta choose and remove 3 of the most amazing shirts you have and you don't wanna remove any of those (repeat after me...seriously, repeat after me "I can wash my cloths and wear them again, I don't have to take 20 shirts because I am going there for 20 days")
You and I can just go on and on about this (can't we?). Now, what happens to your brain because of all these activities? it gets used-up or stressed-out; and by the time you reach your destination, it aches. I don't see a business model that can solve this problem, a trip-planner can plan your trip and execute the plan but it can't do shit about the office calls and your suitcase problem. Actually, you know what...fuck business models! we don't need any of that crap...we simply need peace of mind and we need to understand that if we are going on a long vacation, we need some 1 or 2 days of vacation before the long vacation, so that we are already in the vacation before going to the actual vacation (what a solution...what a solution..wow!).
My head is aching so bad (already!) that all I can do to relax myself is write a blog post...I am lying, I'd rather take a Saradon headache relief pill. By the way, one last thing, if you deal with software product management, you'll know that what I just brilliantly did is called root cause analysis :-P. Also, I think this post would have been a little more credible had I written this after travelling and not now.
