When I was in high school, I had a girlfriend who wanted to talk on the phone for hours, and I despised it! I figured if we couldn't hang out that day, we could catch up in person tomorrow but, I was soft. "Sure, let's talk on the phone for two hours. What else do I have to do besides roam the neighborhood with my buddies on our bikes?"
Doesn't that sound awesome? You know it does!
I figured out that my mom could walk into my room and tell me to get off the phone. I just needed a way to signal to her from my bedroom. I devised a plan to hit the mute button and knock on the wall. Less than 30 seconds later, she would barge in, telling me I needed to let my girlfriend go (off the phone, that is).
"Sorry, gotta go. Love you, bye!"
My mom doesn't know it, but she was the original Elon Musk.
