Listen to podcasts or audiobooks. Or just think.
Do you have any audiobooks or podcasts that you'd be happy to share?
Stuff You Should Know is a great Podcast
2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
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Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#22Stanford eCorner and Harvard Business Review podcasts are really good to listen to if you have to stand. If you've listened to all you can go with conference speeches, I usually grab them from Youtube.
If you can sit most of the time I would advise you to buy a Kindle and read books or blogposts. It is much more easier to concentrate on the material and it doesn't make your eyes tired like a phone.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#23I'd suggest to stay away from coding (unless you can't help it of course).
Listen to personal development / inspiration materials / something to enrich your spirit outside of workspace.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#24Listen to Nujabes[1] and reflect on what you did yesterday, what you did excellent, what you could have done better and internalize that information.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#25I read a lot if I have those 40 mins. I try to learn stuff.
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#26Sleep.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#27Try talking to one new person each day on your ride. And play your level up until you are able to enter an engaging conversation with anyone on that train. Social skills are having in my opinion the most severe impact on your life.
Totally agree with this. Try to make small talk with someone every day. If they engage in conversation, continue talking until one person reaches the destination. You will be surprised by 1) how much you have in common and 2) what you can learn from them.
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#28Listen to podcasts or audiobooks. Or just think.
Do you have any audiobooks or podcasts that you'd be happy to share?
Finding good stuff is so damn hard. I'm listening to that stuff whenever I do anything that doesn't require too much focus. Time that adds up.
Three I can recommend:
http://shoptalkshow.com/ - Webdesign and development mostly
http://javascriptjabber.com/ - If you're interested in JavaScript development
http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/hharchive - Free older recordings of history podcasts. He adds a lot of emotion and perhaps bias to every story but as a result they are never dry and often from an unusual perspective
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#29I have a 2x47 minute train commute, and I use it for side projects. It's also the most productive time of the entire day, and I always look forward to it!
Re: 2x 40 min of train everyday. Best way to spend them?
#30Listen to podcasts or audiobooks. Or just think.
Do you have any audiobooks or podcasts that you'd be happy to share?
Have you checked out Audible? There are plenty of options. I prefer biographies and self-help books. I recently listened to "Getting Things Done" by David Allen and "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.