I was in the thick of writing about the federal gas tax and how mayors from metropolitan cities are in favor of increasing the taxes if more funds are spent on improving the infrastructure in these cities and less on highways, when a far more interesting topic caught my eye. 

Perhaps you don't think much about infrastructure spending, unless you damage your car when you hit a pothole, or happen to be in a traffic jam caused by road or bridge construction. But chances are you think a great deal about how to navigate emotional potholes that threaten to derail you, particularly at work. (more...)