I hate the term "super-commuter" - I did 2 3/4 hours each way for nearly 3 years and it downright ruined me. When you frame it as losing a day a week of your li

I hate the term "super-commuter" - I did 2 3/4 hours each way for nearly 3 years and it downright ruined me. When you frame it as losing a day a week of your life it highlights the sheer disgusting nature of it. The author says that reading was his solace, great for him, but if you combine a job where you have to stare at a screen all day, artificial train air conditioning and hobbies that even remotely involve a computer, your eyes will be all but fked. I lost myself in hours of music and window staring, whilst enjoyable sometimes, is a mental prison during peak times that I wouldn't wish on anyone. There's nothing noble in commuting - if enforced time in a "third space" is required, then build it into a routine yourself, don't relish an enforced hell.