A number of people have asked me lately what my social life is like on the road.
The answer is that my social life is simple and monk-like.
There is an important safety reason for that. On the road I am not in one place for more than a few days, so I rarely understand the wider social context of any given interaction. I don’t know if there are brothers or fathers I would be making angry.
I am alone, I am very easy to find, and I don’t move very far or very fast. I depend on the people around me to watch over me. So it is important to me that I don’t make anyone angry.
And so yes, I live like a monk on the road. It is one of my most important safety techniques.