The commute is a driver for one thing in this scenario: discipline. You have no choice but to commute, so you either slog through it or use the time constructi

The commute is a driver for one thing in this scenario: discipline. You have no choice but to commute, so you either slog through it or use the time constructively. As a 100% remote worker, I have no commute to motivate me to fill that time. But I can get up early and go running, visit the gym, read, prepare for work, do a side project etc during the exact time slot I would have been travelling to/from an office. I don't miss that time spent commuting at all but sometimes I miss the enforced discipline it provides. If I'm not feeling motivated then that time just gets eaten up by sleeping late etc. Having an external motivator like commuting means you can't be lazy.