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When I was 24 and living in the Bay Area I had a ~2 hour commute (15 min walk + ~1.5 hour or so bus, so simpler than yours) for 6 months. My schedule was almost
by jmoak3 4y ago
When I was 24 and living in the Bay Area I had a ~2 hour commute (15 min walk + ~1.5 hour or so bus, so simpler than yours) for 6 months. My schedule was almost the same as yours - wake at 6am, bus at 6:45am, work, bus at 5:15pm, home at 7:30pm, sleep at 10pm, regret life at time of my choosing.
My life suffered for it. Highly recommend changing jobs or housing if possible, or talking to your manager and asking to be remote several days a week. Mention the commute.
To get through it, I brought a pillow and slept on it while setting alarms that would reliably wake me before my stop. I wore disposable ear plugs. I tried to do work on the bus but I could never find the energy, so might as well make up for lost sleep.