Hitting the F5 refresh button

At the end of a long day have you ever taken a deep breath and just wished you could hit a button and refresh? What a power that would be. With just one step you would get a whole new perspective. I had one of those moment on a micro level this week. It has turned into a revelation that has given me a whole new perspective.

Our overnight producer Chris Shepherd was telling a story the other night that included updating his computer screen over and over. He casually mentioned he repeatedly was hitting F5. He tried to continue his story when I had to stop and ask, "what happens when you hit F5?" At that very moment Chris let me on on this secret that had been kept from me until now.

F5 refreshes your internet browser. How liberating! I knew all those function keys were lined up across the top of my keyboard, but I never knew their enormous power. F5 means I no longer need to click the mouse on the circular green arrow to refresh a web page. I just hit F5. F5. F5.
Every since that day I've been F5'ing all the time. Day and night.

It has taught me the importance of not getting stuck in my ways and staying open to new ideas. How refreshing!