The commute was the most exhausting part of my job mentally. I find that I am mentally fresh even after working long into the evening just because I don't have the dread of making the arduous commute.
I'd gladly work longer hours if it meant permanent WFH. Employer gets more efficient worked hours from me, I don't have to waste 2-3 hours/day on a stupid bus/subway commute. My employer is traditional conservative enough (bank) that permanent or majority WFH is a nonstarter though.
Reducing the commute is not possible without paying significantly more for housing (and probably still resulting in a smaller and crappier place).
My commute was only about 20 minutes, so it was actually kind of a pleasant transition between each part of my day. I'd just use it to read and meditate. My previous one though was one of those 1-2 hour commutes by car that was just a complete nightmare. I can't imagine that is sustainable. It certainly wasn't for me.
1-2 hours by car would actually be preferable to my 2-3 hours by transit, but still bad.
A 20 minute drive to work would be awesome. One of my best friends traded in a commute similar to mine (NYC) for a 15 minute drive (SV) and is immeasurable happier for it.
I'd gladly work longer hours if it meant permanent WFH. Employer gets more efficient worked hours from me, I don't have to waste 2-3 hours/day on a stupid bus/subway commute. My employer is traditional conservative enough (bank) that permanent or majority WFH is a nonstarter though.
Reducing the commute is not possible without paying significantly more for housing (and probably still resulting in a smaller and crappier place).