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Everyone here is saying "it's not hard", but it really depends on your circumstances. I am newly married and have a < 1-year-old baby on top of a 1.5+ hour com
by matthuggins 14y ago
Everyone here is saying "it's not hard", but it really depends on your circumstances. I am newly married and have a < 1-year-old baby on top of a 1.5+ hour commute each way to/from work. Working on personal projects would take away from time I have to spend with my family.
I bring my laptop with me in hopes of working on the bus during my commute, but the bus is often far too packed for me to even have the arm room to pull my laptop out of my bag. Because of this, I sometimes just jot notes in a notebook, but that doesn't get me very far when the majority of what I need to do is get down to actual implementation.
I don't really have any fantastic advice other than saying it's a huge juggling act, and you need to find the right balance that works for both you and your family.
- xoail 14y agoPlease reduce your commute time to < 30mins. Even if it costs you $1k/month more. I did this, and now I have more time and energy to do more of what I want to do.
- matthuggins 14y agoI am planning to as soon as our lease expires, but unfortunately that's not for another 10 months. :)
- xoail 14y agoBreak the lease. Gotta take some risks.
- matthuggins 14y agoCan't afford it at the moment, don't have the cash. Hence renewing the lease for another year until we can stash some savings.
- elliottcarlson 14y agoMy 1.5 to 2 hour commute is a great time for me to get on my laptop and get work done on my side project. With up to 4 hours a day to dedicate to other things while on the bus, I can get far more done than I could once I got home.