I moved to a lake house with a forest, like many Scandinavians people do when they can afford it, and it's been absolutely worth the extra commute. The trick i

I moved to a lake house with a forest, like many Scandinavians people do when they can afford it, and it's been absolutely worth the extra commute. The trick is to spend your time smart, which means I watch a lot less Netflix than I did before I added 30 minutes to my commute. I'm not an extreme commuter by American standards though, I only do 2-2 and a half hour a day in total. We also work 37 hour weeks, so there is that. I wouldn't trade actual quit and spectacular nature for anything in the world though.