I noticed the same pattern as I've been moving around the last few years. Transportation is huge -- there was a big difference for me moving even just two metr

I noticed the same pattern as I've been moving around the last few years. Transportation is huge -- there was a big difference for me moving even just two metro stops farther from my job in Paris. Jonah Lehrer wrote a post on this a while ago: http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/commuting.php http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2010/03/commuting.php According to the calculations of Frey and Stutzer, a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office.