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Two days last week I had to go into Houston in the morning. This is something I try and avoid like the plague until later in the day when traffic thins out. But on these two days, I had to fight the concrete jungle. Sure enough, I got caught in several rush hour traffic jambs.

Now I’m a people watcher. I can sit in one place and watch how people act and never get bored. So I started watching the other people in the cars around me. Heck, it wasn’t like we were moving all that fast. In one traffic jamb, it took me nearly an hour to get through.

Anyway, I saw people reading books and newspapers, putting make-up on, grooming, shaving, cursing and listening to their iPod;s among other things.

This got me to thinking about all the time that we waste. Many people use the excuse of “I don’t have enough time” when telling someone why they haven’t done this or that.

These people waste approximately 2 to 3 hours per day sitting in traffic. What could you do with an extra 2 to 3 hours?

Here are Tips to Take Advantage of Your Drive Time

• Although I don’t recommend it, even if you’re sitting in a Traffic Jamb, I see people using laptops with wireless cards and SmartPhones all the time. They are certainly taking advantage of their downtime.
• I personally use my drive time to listen to Self Help tapes and mp3′s. It’s a rare moment when I actually use my Radio to listen to Music!
• I’ve said before that I print out eBooks so that I can make notes in them. I usually have at least 1 eBook in the pickup with me at any given time. If I’m sitting in traffic I whip it out and start reading. I don’t recommend this if you’re driving!
• There is a guy I know who has a DVD player in his car. He uses it to watch movies in Traffic. I’d burn some tutorials on to it and watch them. You can also do this with a laptop if you have an Auto mount in your vehicle. Again, it should go without saying, don’t try this if you’re driving.
• Ever have a good idea pop in your head and you wanted to write it down but you had no paper and pen or you were driving? I keep a small digital recorder in my console. It’s great for recording my thoughts when they pop in my head. They’re also great for dictating license plate numbers of idiot drivers!

You can use these tips to turn your drive time into money making time! Life is all about the choices you make. You can choose to increase your knowledge base so you’re more profitable or you can continue listening to some idiot shock jock who is getting rich off of you listening to him/her run their mouth.