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0 pointshdjjhhvvhga2y ago0 comments

>> Think of how much time is stolen from you in a daily commute

> Not that much.

OK, let's assume it's not 90 minutes but only 20 minutes a day. That compounds, and it's a lot of time I could spend on what really matters to me, not work. Why should I do it, if I have a choice? Time is the most precious thing we have. I will never come back to the office, period.

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Gigachad2y ago

It’s 20 minutes where I catch up on the news get a bit of walking in from the home to the train station and generally wake up to arrive at the office ready to go.

intended2y ago

That’s 20 minutes you have anyway if you work from home.

You could WFH, get up at the same time, spend 10 minutes meditating, 10 minutes walking and you would have been healthier and saved money.

Does your firm count that 20 minutes as part of your work hours?

If not, then WFH is superior.

How you use that time is a question for you to use your agency to resolve.

john_the_writer2y ago

ha 20 minutes. Some days I waited for the bus longer than that. I waited because in Sydney the bus is on-time about 15% of the time. If you miss it, you wait an extra hour.

Not sure where you live, that's got a 20 min commute, but most people either live in a concrete prison to reduce the commute, or spend 2 hours a day on a bus/train.

I do know this.. if you worked from home, you could get all that you've outlined, and likely spend a pile less on rent/mortgage. Others who work with you would also get to see their kids before bed.

Gigachad2y ago

Sydney sucks. I’m in Melbourne and the train leaves every 5 minutes, takes me about 20 minutes to get to the cbd about 7km away. Rent is pretty affordable too.

smugma2y ago

25 min (maybe 30-40 if you include walking to and from station?) for 7km?

Seems like a bike or eBike would be a faster way to go? Melbourne climate is pretty temperate, no?

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Gigachad2y ago

It’s 20 minutes where I catch up on the news get a bit of walking in from the home to the train station and generally wake up to arrive at the office ready to go.

intended2y ago

That’s 20 minutes you have anyway if you work from home.

You could WFH, get up at the same time, spend 10 minutes meditating, 10 minutes walking and you would have been healthier and saved money.

Does your firm count that 20 minutes as part of your work hours?

If not, then WFH is superior.

How you use that time is a question for you to use your agency to resolve.

john_the_writer2y ago

ha 20 minutes. Some days I waited for the bus longer than that. I waited because in Sydney the bus is on-time about 15% of the time. If you miss it, you wait an extra hour.

Not sure where you live, that's got a 20 min commute, but most people either live in a concrete prison to reduce the commute, or spend 2 hours a day on a bus/train.

I do know this.. if you worked from home, you could get all that you've outlined, and likely spend a pile less on rent/mortgage. Others who work with you would also get to see their kids before bed.

Gigachad2y ago

Sydney sucks. I’m in Melbourne and the train leaves every 5 minutes, takes me about 20 minutes to get to the cbd about 7km away. Rent is pretty affordable too.

smugma2y ago

25 min (maybe 30-40 if you include walking to and from station?) for 7km?

Seems like a bike or eBike would be a faster way to go? Melbourne climate is pretty temperate, no?

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