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by Mz 3298 days ago
I have known a number of people, including my ex, who needed some time to successfully make the transition without bringing baggage home. When my ex was having a bad day at work, he would come home and spend about an hour on his computer before he could talk with me without it going weird places. I have had conversations with people who talked about "Yeah, this is the real reason I stop at my favorite pub on the way home. Not for the beer per se, but so I have some time to myself between work and home."

You might also try working on this nutritionally. I have recently had good results with upping my consumption of vitamin C to get excess anger under control.

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One thing I noticed was when I had a longer commute (maybe 20-30 minutes), I felt like there was more of a disconnect between home and work (the drive, the 520 bridge specifically). Then I felt like I was wasting too much time, so I moved closer to work. I really did feel like I took more of it home just because I was closer to home.

Sometimes it does just take some time to decompress, no matter what you're spending that time doing.

Driving mad is generally bad for your health in that angry drivers are much more likely to drive recklessly and get into accidents. Unless you can put yourself on a road somewhere where there is nobody to piss you off (and even then, some roadwork is going to happen more often than you would hope that makes you mad) it can just make anger worse.
This resonates with me. I realize I usually need some me time when I get home from work before I am ready to spend time with people. And I realize I end up very stressed if for some reason I get denied this down time.
What is the idea behind consuming more vitamin c? Just curious.