🔥 Steve’s Heartburn for the Day

The Doorway Blockers

You ever walk into a store and immediately get stuck behind someone who treats the entrance like a scenic overlook?

They walk through the door… and then they just stop.

Not because of an emergency.
Not because they dropped something.
Nope.

They stop to check their phone.
Reorganize their wallet.
Mentally plan their week.
Possibly draft a novel.

Meanwhile, everyone behind them is doing the polite Midwest shuffle:

“Ope… sorry… excuse me…”

But internally? We’re all thinking the same thing.

Why does this happen in the only doorway? Why not two steps forward? Why not literally anywhere else on Earth?

And it’s never just one person. Somehow a second doorway blocker appears like it’s a team event. Now we’ve got a full committee meeting happening in the entrance.

There should be a small flashing vest required for this behavior.

“I AM THE TRAFFIC.”

Look — we’re not asking for much. Just forward momentum. That’s it.

Because if you stop in a doorway, you’re not just pausing.

You’re creating a bottleneck… and testing the patience of everyone who just wants to grab milk and go home.

— Steve