[hdjjhhvvhga]

>> 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.

[Gigachad]

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.

[intended]

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_writer]

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.

[Gigachad]

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.

[smugma]

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?

[Gigachad]

It's viable, but I think over all it's a little bit less convenient when you have to mess around with the bike, lights, helmet, etc. My place is about a 3 minute walk from the station so it's basically just step out the door and on to the train and then I'm there.

I don't mind riding my bike around to the nearby shops on the weekend but usually its just most convenient to get places on foot or by PT. I only really do it for fun and fitness rather than it being the fastest way to get around.