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Work/Life: Making Your Drive to Work Work For You
| posted by Tom Stern
- A radio station in England that broadcasts nothing but a continuous loop of birdsong in a country garden has attracted over half a million listeners. The sound effect is currently only occupying a station that is between owners and is slated to go away once a permanent format returns to that frequency; but some people are already soliciting philanthropists to put up enough money keep the soothing bird peeps on the air.
- I know I’m always looking for signs of work/life balance out there, and I suppose this qualifies, but I’m afraid I’m one of those not-yet-healed workaholics who is just getting the requisite amount of dog-eat-dog energy I need to compete in this world while I grit my teeth through morning traffic. If I start listening to chirping birdies on the way to a crucial morning confab, by the time I get to the conference room I’d be ready to sell the company up the river for a hammock and a koi pond. With that in mind, however, I would like to suggest a few more 24-hour radio station loops that might help me hone my killer instincts when I need them most:
- RADIO NYSE – The screams of traders on the Stock Exchange floor keep you company as you make your way into work. If your adrenaline isn’t gushing by the time you hit your exit ramp, seek professional help.
- JACKHAMMER FM – Cruise into work accompanied by the bracing ambiance of a city construction crew. Nothing gets you ready to give ‘em hell like the Ayn Rand energy you get from the sounds of another skyscraper coming into existence. Complete with unidentifiable hydraulic wham noises, and the occasional catcall.
- 94.9, THE SIREN – Stay on your toes as you tune your dial to the frequency that broadcasts only approaching police sirens. Which one is real? Hoping you’ll never find out is what gives this nerve-jangling station its invigorating edge.
- DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTS-AM 1040 – By the time you spend half an hour or more in the car with the voices of a pair of disapproving parents who remind you that you may never be good enough, you will be ready to inspire your entire workplace with the type of critical thinking that has driven American business for hundreds of years. That, plus regular depressing news updates should get you in the mood to take no prisoners.
- THEME FROM ROCKY RADIO – Nothing but the music that accompanied Sly Stallone through his workout and eventual run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, all day, every day. Just see if your third quarter profits don’t soar after weeks of this brain conditioning. Warning: don’t switch over to the “Eye of the Tiger” station…it will eventually have a debilitating effect.
- Interested investors should contact me about getting one of these revolutionary radio stations going. I will sit by the phone awaiting the influx of capital. If anyone has any other radio stations they would like to suggest, I’ll allow you in on the ground floor of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
