One-Sentence Commute #8 2025

over the hump, and then some

For the next 4 weeks, on Wednesdays, you’ll receive a one-sentence commute prompt. For 2025, all 12 are free for everyone because it’s summer and the air smells nice when it’s warm - at least until sometime in July.

Whether you’re bussing, driving, or walking to work or school or wherever it is you go, these prompts are designed to work with your brain’s relentless desire to find answers.

Ask yourself a question, wait for your mind to answer you.

We’re way past the midline, which is almost always wrapped in relief or regret. What’s it like for you? And why?

Your questions:

Why do (don’t I) I feel better when I know something crummy is halfway over?

When did getting “over the hump” make things faster, harder, or worse?

Ask yourself the question, follow your mind around until you like the answer. Memorize one sentence, a good sentence.

When you get to a piece of paper and 5 spare minutes, write the line and a paragraph underneath it. Use it to start your next story, essay, or poem.