What’s Your “Speed Up to Slow Down” Food?

Jason Gutierrez
2 min readApr 15, 2024
Photo by GoodEats YQR on Unsplash

When I was 15, my driver’s ed instructor loved to point out other drivers who made bad decisions.

One of his favorites (or maybe his least favorite) was the people who sped up to slam on their brakes at a stoplight. People who clearly saw the light was red but didn't care. One pedal to the metal…then the other.

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Jason Gutierrez

Engineer. Papa. Each week, I share short essays and stories on careers, life, and the creative process 🖊: https://parttimewriting.beehiiv.com/subscribe