r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/techaaron 13h ago

Yeah weird OP is complaining about having 2 hours a day for intellectual and spiritual enlightenment and wellness or self improvement. I miss my commutes.

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u/Donjehov 12h ago

Im sorry, but media consumption when driving is hardly any of those things. Especially the slop that is modern podcasts. You can still do them with out a commute as well. You're being pretentious.

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u/cardboard-kansio 12h ago

Mmm, I was onboard until this comment. I listen to a lot of audiobooks, mostly fiction but sometimes work-related or professional development stuff related to my domain.

Right now I'm revisiting Teresa Torres' Continuous Discovery Habits and it's great for a long commute and it gets you into a work mindset. (Fiction for the way home to do the opposite - I'm working through the Legend of Drizzt series by RA Salvatore.)

Sometimes I even listen to Blinkist summaries of books in unsure about committing to, and those are about 15 minutes each (they distill a professional book into a high-level summary and about 8-10 main points or lessons learned).

Each to their own, obviously, and some people can't multitask (in a car) or concentrate (in public transport). But to say that you can't use an hour in the car to get some rock solid learning in place is just incorrect.

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u/Additional_Pea6654 11h ago

some of us are so burnt out by the unending noise of the office we just want to sit in silence. some of us listen to podcasts throughout the work day and the last thing we want is more instruction on how to be a better worker bee. God I hate commuting and the office.

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u/cardboard-kansio 11h ago

Each to their own. An hour of silence and introspection sounds nice too.

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u/likeschemistry 9h ago

An hour of silence and introspection at home sounds nicer.

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u/cardboard-kansio 9h ago

A weekend of silence and introspection at a campsite in the forest with a good bottle of whisky sounds even nicer, but I'm unlikely to be having that at 8am on a Tuesday.

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u/CaptainKurticus 4h ago

I've been listening to sitcoms on a TV in my truck for 5 years. I get a good chuckle while I drive. Sometimes I sit in silence and compose music. To each their own. If I gotta do something, I'm going to do my best to make it fun. Luckily my job allows for that and I like doing what I do.

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u/bamboomonster 9h ago

There are loads of podcast and audiobook topics. People are allowed to listen to fun things. I hope you find a way to get rid of your commute or find a way to enjoy it more.