You're stuck in traffic. 45 minutes. The lane next to you moves faster. You switch. It stops. The old lane moves. What does this teach you about business?
The traffic lanes aren't moving at different speeds — you're just seeing them at different moments, which means the real lesson is that local observation is a trap and information asymmetry is the real advantage.
Everyone thinks this teaches 'the grass is always greener' — that's the shallow take. Here's the real one: You're suffering from observer bias. You see the other lane moving because you're stationary. When you're moving, you notice the oth...