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An interesting lifehack I hypothesized earlier this week and confirmed today is to work from home for the first hour or so of the day and then head into work af

An interesting lifehack I hypothesized earlier this week and confirmed today is to work from home for the first hour or so of the day and then head into work after the morning rush has substantially subsided. Until today, I've typically gotten on the subway between 9:45am and 10am for my 30 minute commute to work (that's bed to desk travel time). The train usually wasn't packed, but I was certainly squeezed up against people. Perfectly tolerable, but certainly not comfortable. Today I did an hour's worth of work from 9:30am to 10:30am and then I commuted to my office arriving just before my 11am standup. The 10:30am train was wonderfully empty in comparison to the 9:45am train. I got a seat for the first time in months! Furthermore, that hour of work was wonderfully productive since my apt is dead silent and no one was around to disturb me. I got most of my "heads-down, high-concentration" work done for the day in that hour.

turk73 7y ago
Don't worry, management will bring your lifehack to a screeching halt soon enough. Better not get used to it.
alfonsodev 7y ago
I've done this in London where the tube can get impossible in peak hours, and it worked pretty well, although I ended up moving 30 minutes walk from the office to get 1 hour walk every day. The downside was a bit of back pain for carring the laptop on my backpack for one hour every day.
- hylaride 7y ago
  I had a similar problem with back pain. Invest in a good backpack that fits properly and try to minimize any other weight, including the backpack itself. I found a timbuk2 bag that worked for me, but go into a store and try one one with your laptop in it. You’ll feel the difference right away if it’s right.
SenHeng 7y ago
I live in Japan and have done this last year to great effect. My work place is about an hour and a half commute and the trains are incredibly packed starting from around 7am all the way till 9.15am. What I've done was wake up and started working from home sometime between 7-8am till around 9.15am, then leave for the 9.30am train and I'll be in the office by 11. Work gets done and I don't get stressed from silly crowds. I also do the reverse and leave work around 4pm to avoid the return rush. It's a small change but it's an incredible quality of live improvement. This is literal pareto, 20% effort with 80% effect. Do it.
- anthony_barker 7y ago
  Doing the same in Paris. 1-2 hours at home and then go in. Leave work later though 7-7:30 pm to available for US west coast people

turk73 7y ago

Don't worry, management will bring your lifehack to a screeching halt soon enough. Better not get used to it.

alfonsodev 7y ago

I've done this in London where the tube can get impossible in peak hours, and it worked pretty well, although I ended up moving 30 minutes walk from the office to get 1 hour walk every day. The downside was a bit of back pain for carring the laptop on my backpack for one hour every day.

hylaride 7y ago
I had a similar problem with back pain. Invest in a good backpack that fits properly and try to minimize any other weight, including the backpack itself. I found a timbuk2 bag that worked for me, but go into a store and try one one with your laptop in it. You’ll feel the difference right away if it’s right.

SenHeng 7y ago

I live in Japan and have done this last year to great effect. My work place is about an hour and a half commute and the trains are incredibly packed starting from around 7am all the way till 9.15am. What I've done was wake up and started working from home sometime between 7-8am till around 9.15am, then leave for the 9.30am train and I'll be in the office by 11. Work gets done and I don't get stressed from silly crowds. I also do the reverse and leave work around 4pm to avoid the return rush. It's a small change but it's an incredible quality of live improvement. This is literal pareto, 20% effort with 80% effect. Do it.

anthony_barker 7y ago
Doing the same in Paris. 1-2 hours at home and then go in. Leave work later though 7-7:30 pm to available for US west coast people