Well, these past four days of scorchy temps have definitely changed our daily routines... we spend far less time in front of our computers because our home offices are in the warmer part of the house... and just sitting outside, doing minimal work via a tablet or our phones has significantly cut down on the eternal onslaught of BS from the greater world.

Road trips are also really good for that... you start paying attention to all the stuff you normally are "too busy" to notice.