Two commutes a day, ten a week, forty a month, about 440 times a year. If you commute 45 minutes to work, that is ninety minutes a day, 1,650 hours a year!
You know those goals you’ve been meaning to achieve? Why not
use this time to work on them! How you choose to use the time is as broad as
your imagination.
So much of our commuting time now is spent as a negative
experience, that it drains us for other activities in our day. When we use our
commuting time to benefit ourselves and make accomplishments, it not only will
benefit us, but you will see positive impacts at work, home and play!
Using the time to organize your day at work will help you to
be more productive at work and less time will be spent away from home and play.
The more you are able to achieve, the goals you have been putting off will no
longer seem like clouds hanging over you, and will free you up to both mentally
and physically.
If you have things to do for the day call into the office
(on speaker phone) and go over things that will make your day at the office
more organized. If you never have time to write, bring a tape recorder and
narrate your stories in your car. If you’re into exercise, isometrics (muscle
contractions held for a count of 10 and repeated; do not do this if you are
hypertensive or have a heart disorder) are well-documented to work in
developing muscle. There are, of course, books on tape and even courses on
various subjects. Why not take the time to enrich your life.
The commute is also a great time to schedule the day or
review how the day went. Whatever you choose to do, getting value out of the
commute helps to change your attitude about the commute and relaxes you
throughout the time because you are focused on something more interesting than
counting the minutes or the traffic jams. So now, instead of a major block to living,
the commute can actually become an opportunity to advance your life.
Think of ten activities that you can do during your commute,
and prepare some of them ahead of time. This way if you don’t feel like doing
one, you have another ready to go, even if it’s just as simple as listening to
your favourite music. You won’t always want to read or listen to music, so you
might be prepared to work on a puzzle or compose a letter or song in your head.
Your commute is as open to possibilities as you are!
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