I think average 10 to 12 is quite common in Taxi driving, no
only in taxi industrial, most working class peoples also work long
hours, can see that at CBD and also industrial area when they use
to call for cab.
But it also all depend on one needs, the age factor, the passion
and the health involve, if you talk about stress, we need some
stress, but good stress, it actually perk up our endocrine system,
overdoing it, of course can be turn into bad stress.
For TD, sign of bad stress is when you start to curse and swear
on other drivers on the road or you are starting to get impatient
with the traffic and the destination. This usually happen near the
mid of the driving, whereby, you are tire, yet to achieve your
targetted profit, hungry, sleepy or simply, just cannot wait for
the end. Then at the end last 1 or 2 hrs, all these stress are
gone, cos the mind only think of going home and sleep.
Too relaxing can also be detrimental to your motivation, for
taxi driving, in a graph, you start at the peak, then for a year,
you may go up to reach the highest peak, maintain stagnat, and
after 2 to 3 years, that line start to fall, I suggest that at that
moment, start to think of a way to uplift yourself, you may be
skilful and good after many years, but to reduce the timming is
also consider reducing your income.
Just like last time you drive happily 10 hrs per day and you get
xxx dollars, now you sian sian drive only 6 to 8 hrs but still get
the same xxx dollars, and imagine if you drive 10 hrs, you will get
more. Learn to tap on your skill and experiences to leverage on
your income.
