John Y’s Musings from the Middle: Going the Extra Mile

Some people who claim to always go the “extra mile” –actually often only go a few extra yards. Or feet .

And just hope nobody notices and measures.

I have done that myself a few times. I find it helps to look like I am out of breath, so it will look like I really did go a full extra mile in working on a project

In the future, I think we ought to consider the practical advantages of changing the phrase “going the extra mile” to “going the extra kilometer”

Sure, chalk one up for the metic system but its also much more efficient and realistic . A kilometer is about 6/10th of a mile but is about as much extra a person can go on something without looking like a fool, or martyr.

Once you go a full mile over what is required, you are just trying to show off. But a kilometer is more believable and sends the message you really do try harder.

But not to an obsessive degree.