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Above all else, a commute to the office will suck all the creative juices straight from your cranium. Spending 30+ minutes schlepping through traffic each way m

by vbtemp 14y ago

Above all else, a commute to the office will suck all the creative juices straight from your cranium. Spending 30+ minutes schlepping through traffic each way makes the whole day a waste.

mattmanser 14y ago
Don't drive yourself then? You chose where you live, if daily commute factored so low, well, that was your choice. I walk or get the bus depending on mood/weather. Great way to start the day.
- karamazov 14y ago
  This comment is smug rather than constructive or helpful. It might be useful the next time the poster decides to move, but it's certainly not useful right now.
  - rwallace 14y ago
    But it might be useful to other people currently contemplating a move. People tend, when selecting a place to live, to underestimate how much a long daily drive will damage their quality of life.
  - rohansingh 14y ago
    I think that in a way, your comment actually proves the parent's point. As you said, "the next time the poster decides to move". The operative part there is that it is the poster's decision. I think most of us who have the resources to begin a startup or afford renting a coworking space also have the ability to be somewhat mobile within our local geographic area. Americans in particular are known for moving quite often. To conclude, I think that considering a walkable or bikeable commute or the availability of public transit is great advice for anyone who is planning on moving within the next five years — which is nearly 75% of the US population.
StavrosK 14y ago
Really? I usually design parts of the architecture in my head while driving and then go and just write them out.
- vbtemp 14y ago
  That's easy to do if it's a long way on the open highway. But driving through gridlocked traffic in cities or during rush hour that isn't possible... at least for my limited brainpower :)
  - abeh 14y ago
    You could try listening to podcasts - when I was 'commuting' (i was actually walking) to work, I'd listen to something informative and interesting, so I'd arrive at work inspired every day. For example, TED talks, or web tech stuff: http://5by5.tv/webahead http://5by5.tv/webahead
kylebrown 14y ago
Living and working in your parents' basement (or other ways of bootstrapping) week after week, year after year will also wear on you. And knowing how projects can fork pivot and drag on, a change of scenery is a good way to start fresh (plenty of research on how habits bad and good are triggered by environmental cues). As for schlepping through traffic, that wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't trying to get to the office on a strict time schedule. Flexible office hours with work-from-home days sounds comparatively paradisal.

by vbtemp 14y ago

Above all else, a commute to the office will suck all the creative juices straight from your cranium. Spending 30+ minutes schlepping through traffic each way makes the whole day a waste.

mattmanser 14y ago

Don't drive yourself then? You chose where you live, if daily commute factored so low, well, that was your choice. I walk or get the bus depending on mood/weather. Great way to start the day.

karamazov 14y ago
This comment is smug rather than constructive or helpful. It might be useful the next time the poster decides to move, but it's certainly not useful right now.
- rwallace 14y ago
  But it might be useful to other people currently contemplating a move. People tend, when selecting a place to live, to underestimate how much a long daily drive will damage their quality of life.
- rohansingh 14y ago
  I think that in a way, your comment actually proves the parent's point. As you said, "the next time the poster decides to move". The operative part there is that it is the poster's decision. I think most of us who have the resources to begin a startup or afford renting a coworking space also have the ability to be somewhat mobile within our local geographic area. Americans in particular are known for moving quite often. To conclude, I think that considering a walkable or bikeable commute or the availability of public transit is great advice for anyone who is planning on moving within the next five years — which is nearly 75% of the US population.

StavrosK 14y ago

Really? I usually design parts of the architecture in my head while driving and then go and just write them out.

vbtemp 14y ago
That's easy to do if it's a long way on the open highway. But driving through gridlocked traffic in cities or during rush hour that isn't possible... at least for my limited brainpower :)
- abeh 14y ago
  You could try listening to podcasts - when I was 'commuting' (i was actually walking) to work, I'd listen to something informative and interesting, so I'd arrive at work inspired every day. For example, TED talks, or web tech stuff: http://5by5.tv/webahead http://5by5.tv/webahead

kylebrown 14y ago

Living and working in your parents' basement (or other ways of bootstrapping) week after week, year after year will also wear on you. And knowing how projects can fork pivot and drag on, a change of scenery is a good way to start fresh (plenty of research on how habits bad and good are triggered by environmental cues). As for schlepping through traffic, that wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't trying to get to the office on a strict time schedule. Flexible office hours with work-from-home days sounds comparatively paradisal.