Tonight I found out the unfortunate news that I will not be able to use my intergalactic spaceship to speed through light-years anytime soon.  According to John Hopkin’s physicist, William Edelstein, travelling at warp speed, would kill me (although if I did accomplish this - museums might make an exhibit about me).   And although the truth is I don’t have a spaceship - I must say that this finding brings me some huge disappointment.

First of all I like going fast.  The idea of doing things faster - getting to locations in a faster manner - making faster decisions- makes me smile like a Chesire cat (a little shout out to all the Alice in Wonderland fans).

Secondly, I am a productivity junkie.  Going fast means that I can get more done - which means that I can get more done which means that I have more time to do things…..you get my drift.  At the end of the day if I can check off all the things in my to do list - I am a happy camper.

And so you can see my problems with this finding about the dangers of warp speed.

Although I’m not travelling in space I wonder if the same principles about speedy delivery on earth apply?  At warp speed - we would apparently all die because of hydrogen atoms would collide with us.  These hydrogen atoms are usually not life-threatening but at that kind of speed that would act like bullets ripping through our skin.

When I live my life in such a frenetic manner I wonder if seemingly innoculous objects have the potential to cause me great harm.  Like the driver going 90 in the fast lane.  Or my daughter who takes half an hour to put on a pair of socks.   It makes me question my need for speed.

What do you think?  Can the need for speed and productivity become a dangerous hazard to your life?  How are you combatting it?

Jess