That reminds me a little of a time in my life when I had lots of commitments to be in particular places at particular times. I found myself regularly cutting it close and rushing to get somewhere on time. It took me a while to notice that worrying about things immediately around me (like traffic) was keeping me distracted from constantly reaching way out and worrying about lots of other things -- like whether I was making enough money and my relationships were working.

Why I'd worry about those "other things" would've been a different question.