Comments on My Open Wallet: Guest Post: Working The Commute

With a car commute or if you get motion sickness r...

2008-07-20T12:48:00.000-04:00

With a car commute or if you get motion sickness reading on a moving bus or train - you can try audio books or podcasts. I'm lucky enough to be a web developer and to have oodles of great podcasts dedicated to building great web sites and reviewing new technologies and coding languages. With web development, you really do have to run to keep up because things are advancing so quickly. I listed to web development podcasts in the car, and I'm often the first one at my office to know about new developments. Makes me look good.

If you can't read or write during your commute bec...

2008-07-15T21:19:00.000-04:00

If you can't read or write during your commute because of motion sickness or because you are driving, try podcasts. While maybe not directly related to your work, there are a lot of podcasts that I find very informative. I use my commute time (a relatively short 30 minute bus ride) as a time to catch the NPR programs that I don't catch on the radio. There are also a lot of science and economic podcasts that are full of great tidbits. I guess it is productive in the sense that it helps my trivia game....

eBook readers are tempting.I'm holding out for a n...

2008-07-15T18:18:00.000-04:00

eBook readers are tempting.
I'm holding out for a not-as-dedicated device. Perhaps an eBook reader with a keyboard or one of those mini laptops.

About motion sickness,
books on tapes...
they are wonderful
and even better for lazy gals like myself.

i have a 2 to 2.5 hour roundtrip minute communte e...

2008-07-14T16:37:00.000-04:00

i have a 2 to 2.5 hour roundtrip minute communte each and every day in LA traffic via car (no subways go to West LA)....wish I could do something productive with my time.

of course, some of us get motion sick if we try to...

2008-07-14T13:24:00.000-04:00

of course, some of us get motion sick if we try to read/write on a vehicle, so that's out...

nIce post, but even better point about maximising ...

2008-07-14T11:41:00.000-04:00

nIce post, but even better point about maximising your time every day!

I don't drive, and I've always thought of my commu...

2008-07-14T11:06:00.000-04:00

I don't drive, and I've always thought of my commute as part of my work day. I have an hour and a half trip with three changes on public transportation. There's half an hour sitting down in the middle of it, during which I review my preparation for work. It really helps me focus my mind on the upcoming tasks, so when I get there, I'm ready to go immediately. On my way home, I make notes about the day just past and start thinking about the next day. The commute is sometimes the most productive part of the day!

I used to commute for three hours a day. Now I jus...

2008-07-14T10:20:00.000-04:00

I used to commute for three hours a day. Now I just walk or bike for 10-30 minutes. I don't envy your commute, but I do admire your ability to be productive during it. I have to ask though, how do you manage to not be in some sort of sleepless coma every morning?

have you looked into the kindle? my coworker has ...

2008-07-14T09:13:00.000-04:00

have you looked into the kindle? my coworker has a long commute and loves to read, and she loves it. while it doesn't have the tactile feel of a book, its a greener approach to reading and actually cheaper if you use it often (most books are $9.99, even newly released hardbacks). i want one but have a feeling they're going to go down in price soon so i'm waiting!