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by CRConrad 1538 days ago
> and b: now I can't use that time for anything other than programming projects.

Read a book.

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Right? I genuinely don’t understand why “I want my commute to be more pleasant” isn’t a more common answer. Not everything has to be productive!
When you're spending twice the time traveling it cuts into time that was otherwise productive. You can't spend all your time relaxing.