Some Optimization Is Good

…but sometimes it’s not so good

Photo by Lizzi Sassman on Unsplash

I walked to my car last night after work, pulled out my phone, and typed my home address into Google Maps.

It’s a drive I’ve made hundreds of times. Maybe even a thousand. I know all of the possible routes better than the back of my hand. Yet every day, I use the GPS because I hate traffic. Knowing where the traffic is heaviest helps to limit my commute time to…