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I also do Stuff My Girlfriend Says which is a lot funnier than this. Mostly because my girlfriend is funnier than me.
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In the past decade or so, researchers have produced a significant body of research measuring the dreadfulness of a long commute. People with long transit times suffer from disproportionate pain, stress, obesity, and dissatisfaction. The joy of living in a big, exurban house, or that extra income leftover from your cheap rent? It is almost certainly not worth it.

Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine

If you can*, live near your work. You’ll be happier and healthier for it.

*I can and I know that this represents good fortune as well as good management. Not everyone is so lucky.

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    everything that Jim Whimpey has
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    states the obvious about the shittiness of long commutes in only 1000 words. This is why every dollar (of the many)
  5. onceuponaspacetime said: My train commute is about 35 minutes each way, plus 20 minutes walk. I actually quite enjoy it, as it allows me time to do things I can’t justify during the rest of the day because I’m too busy — reading and knitting. Enforced relaxation.
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