I spend 3h travelling for work EVERYDAY 😢

It takes me 1.5h to travel to work, and another 1.5h from work, which means I barely get time for myself at home 🥲 To add on, I have to go to the office every weekday, so this is a daily (minus weekends) occurrence.

To put this into perspective, I spend 3h x 5 = 15h a week travelling to and from work, which adds up to 60h a month (assuming a 4-week month) 😕

Is the commute worth it?

Honestly, the long commute does take a toll on your mental/ physical wellbeing:

🍋 1. Less time doing what you want to do outside work.

🍋 2. Sleep deprivation. I’ve been struggling with this a lot as I’d still try and spend some time doing what I want to do/ doom scrolling, which eats into my sleep time 😭 been running on ~ 5h of sleep on average for a long time now, which really really sucks.

🍋 3. Feeling emotionally drained. It’s difficult to fully put into words unless you’ve experienced it, but after years of spending so much time travelling to and from work, it does start to affect your mood & well-being.

That being said, I recognise that there are definitely people who have it worse, and still focus on the little joys in life to fuel my weekdays.

For those who understand the struggle of long commute times as well, please share some tips on how you cope/ what you do/ mindset shifts you’ve made!!! or share your experience!!! Would love to learn more 🫶🏽

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