Commuting? Have you done the math?
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Commuting? Have you done the math?
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#2If possible, use public transport. Even if your total time enroute increases, you will have more time to do something productive
If you're lucky! I commuted on public transport for a while in the south east of England and if your face wasn't smashed into someone's armpit for the entire journey, you were doing well (or working unsociable hours) ;-)
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#3For me, the answer was to relocate and move within cycling distance of my office.
Compared to driving, cycling is incredibly life-giving. I get exercise, and can maneuver around downtown with ease (I never have to worry about a parking spot).
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#5I will soon be graduating from school and have accepted a job offer that I know will involve some commuting - probably driving.
My rationale is that I'll only do it for a few years, and it's worth it to have the company in question on my resumé. I think the fact that we all aren't working from home 2-3 days a week is frankly ridiculous, but the sea change is already in progress and can't be stopped. Eventually working remotely 50-80% of the time will be the norm.
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#6If possible, use public transport. Even if your total time enroute increases, you will have more time to do something productive If you're lucky! I commuted on public transport for a while in the south east of England and if your face wasn't smashed into someone's armpit for the entire journey, you were doing well (or working unsociable hours) ;-)
Yeah, it really depends on the kind of transit. In the SF Bay Area, for example, I wouldn't try to do real work on the Muni subway or streetcars, but you can get stuff done on Caltrain.
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#7For me, the answer was to relocate and move within cycling distance of my office. Compared to driving, cycling is incredibly life-giving. I get exercise, and can maneuver around downtown with ease (I never have to worry about a parking spot).
Doesn't work for major cities an example from the UK 2 bed flat in Bedford a 35/50 min commute is £115,000 red lion square near our office its £625,000.
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#8Thank god for commuter rail. My commute is 20 miles. I take Metro North every day into Manhattan, and it's absolutely the most civilized way to commute. The trains run frequently (~4 an hour), are pretty cheap (~200 pre-tax), and are never very crowded. It's ~30 minutes at the beginning of the day where I can check my e-mail, plan the day, etc, without anyone bugging me.
I used to car commute that distance from the DC suburbs into DC, and it was hellish. 2 hours of my life each day wasted in ungodly traffic. That's not how people were meant to live. I'd much rather have Biden's 100 mile Amtrak commute into DC from Wilmington than the 20 mile car commute into DC from the suburbs.
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#9If possible, use public transport. Even if your total time enroute increases, you will have more time to do something productive If you're lucky! I commuted on public transport for a while in the south east of England and if your face wasn't smashed into someone's armpit for the entire journey, you were doing well (or working unsociable hours) ;-)
Indeed. For a few years I commuted the other way (from south west London out of town). It was luxury, I'd have a seat (or whole carriage) both ways and could get a lot done. Now I'm working in London I just cycle everywhere. It feels like the right thing to do in every way.
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#10I felt somewhat betrayed that this had much less to do with algebra than I initially expected.