February 2006 | Quality Checkup
“One Times”
Beware one-timing yourself. That’s the advice of Charles Stuart Platkin, a syndicated health columnist (his “Diet Detective” segments run in the Seattle Times), author and public health researcher pursuing a Ph.D at Florida International University.
Let’s say you are deciding whether to take a walking tour or bus tour. Platkin says the temptation is to decide, oh, it’s just one time so what’s the difference if we take a load off our feet and ride.
“But life is full of ‘one times,’ ” explains Platkin. “Those one times can add up in your favor or not. Those decisions come up practically every hour of the day, even it seems like only one time.”
Other quality choices: Stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. Bike instead of car. Hide and seek with your kids instead of video games.
The list is endless. Make it work for your life.
Don’t confuse the Quality Checkup message here. Taking the bus as a commuter is a big plus for the planet. And walking would be impractical on the basis of time constraints.
Larry Frank, a sustainable transportation researcher at the University of British Columbia who has done pioneering work for King County, has uncovered an important point about bus commuters. They walk more out of necessity, getting to and from the bus stop whether going to work or on the return trip home.
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