So, I have a little secret: I'm at a conference in New Orleans. Ok, so it's not really an earth-shattering secret, I know, and I'm sure that everyone feels really bad for me.
The problem, however, is that the travel really puts the brakes on my capability to work out and my motivation to stay active (alright...that may have more to do with Bourbon Street, I'll admit). My proximity to Bourbon Street might be impacting my motivation, but it's not really the cause of why I'm less able to workout. That can be chalked up almost directly to my own desire to not bother other people. I wouldn't necessarily call it "shyness", but I have realized that I want to cause other people as few hassles as I possibly can. This tends to manifest itself in a very specific way when I travel: I don't want to jump around (something that Insanity and Asylum require) in a hotel room unless I know that no one is below me. I know how disturbing it can be when someone above me in a hotel is loud, and I don't want to be that guy. Oddly enough, this same reticence doesn't hold concerning people who may be next door or across the hallway, but it is very strong if I think that someone may be disturbed by me jumping around on top of them.
Which brings me to New Orleans. I had requested a room on the lowest floor (in this case, the 4th), but due to circumstances beyond my control I was provided a room on the 6th. It's a very nice room...spacious, with plenty of room to jump around...but I just can't get comfortable with the idea of bothering the people below me. The crazy thing is, there may not actually be any people in the room below me, the construction may be solid enough that they wouldn't hear me even if there were people there, and I wouldn't know them anyway. All of these are reasons why I shouldn't be bothered about it, but it doesn't make it easier to get over the issue.
Which, in turn, brings me to education. What I've come to realize is that each person in an educational setting (teachers and administrators, included) have these kinds of things holding them back from trying the things that would benefit them. Fear of failure, desire to not disturb other people, lack of confidence, miscalculation of potential, ignorance of alternatives, etc., etc., etc... The list goes on and on, and the same psychology that keeps me from being a burden to people I've never met, never will meet, and may not be disturbing in the first place, holds us back from really pushing ourselves educationally as well.
I guess the result is that I have to go back and jump around my room a little bit. After all, the best way to overcome this kind of thing is to face it...the worst thing that can happen is that they complain to the hotel, but I'll still have gotten my workout in.
The problem, however, is that the travel really puts the brakes on my capability to work out and my motivation to stay active (alright...that may have more to do with Bourbon Street, I'll admit). My proximity to Bourbon Street might be impacting my motivation, but it's not really the cause of why I'm less able to workout. That can be chalked up almost directly to my own desire to not bother other people. I wouldn't necessarily call it "shyness", but I have realized that I want to cause other people as few hassles as I possibly can. This tends to manifest itself in a very specific way when I travel: I don't want to jump around (something that Insanity and Asylum require) in a hotel room unless I know that no one is below me. I know how disturbing it can be when someone above me in a hotel is loud, and I don't want to be that guy. Oddly enough, this same reticence doesn't hold concerning people who may be next door or across the hallway, but it is very strong if I think that someone may be disturbed by me jumping around on top of them.
Which brings me to New Orleans. I had requested a room on the lowest floor (in this case, the 4th), but due to circumstances beyond my control I was provided a room on the 6th. It's a very nice room...spacious, with plenty of room to jump around...but I just can't get comfortable with the idea of bothering the people below me. The crazy thing is, there may not actually be any people in the room below me, the construction may be solid enough that they wouldn't hear me even if there were people there, and I wouldn't know them anyway. All of these are reasons why I shouldn't be bothered about it, but it doesn't make it easier to get over the issue.
Which, in turn, brings me to education. What I've come to realize is that each person in an educational setting (teachers and administrators, included) have these kinds of things holding them back from trying the things that would benefit them. Fear of failure, desire to not disturb other people, lack of confidence, miscalculation of potential, ignorance of alternatives, etc., etc., etc... The list goes on and on, and the same psychology that keeps me from being a burden to people I've never met, never will meet, and may not be disturbing in the first place, holds us back from really pushing ourselves educationally as well.
I guess the result is that I have to go back and jump around my room a little bit. After all, the best way to overcome this kind of thing is to face it...the worst thing that can happen is that they complain to the hotel, but I'll still have gotten my workout in.
You don't ever seem to have a problem bothering us. But I have seen your choice in hotels so the floor to ceiling sound protection is probably limited. Not to mention the blood stained carpets.
ReplyDeleteJump around on the bed. Then they might just think your a great lover. And then when they meet you, those flowing locks will, however mistakenly, convince them that their assumptions were correct.