Took Time off.

[dking]

I'm on the bus now, going back to work after almost a week off. I just sent an email, and went home.

Problem is, I do not want to go back. Compared with days of doing what I want, waking up when I have to use the bathroom instead of waking up when the alarm goes off at 5am, well forced slave labor in the bit mines after a daily 8 hour commute just does not compare. Its physically painful to be here, on this bus, waiting on the highway with all the other commuters, and I want to be "more".

Advice:
Be careful when you take your first vacation; You may not want to leave it.

[Sven]

Bummer, dude!

Turn it in to a getthingsgoingexperience? Do you have to feed a family or just yourself?

I've been living my free life for more than 10 years now. Never with a lot of money, but always with a great sense of freedom, even at the busiest of times. (Well, exept for one or two)

Did you say an EIGHT HOUR COMMUTE??? I work less than that!

Good luck!

[kamakiri]

No matter what you do, those first days back doing anything related to 'real life' are the worst.

[webgal]

Do you have to feed a family or just yourself?



He does have a lot of people depending on him.

When you single guys talk about your TMI, I have to laugh. What you need for a month I need just to pay for 3 days of groceries for two teenage boys.

[Sven]

Yup, I't is soooo different. But still the processes are exactly the same.

Money does not care where the dot is.

But I still can not get my head around an 8 hour commute... It must dull all creativity...Leave little room to live.

Best of luck in making a change DK!

[webgal]

I agree. I just hate this for him. DK, we want things to improve for you for sure. That is one killer commute and you have our empathy.

[kamakiri]

Just a simple calculation.

Moving closer to your work would save you 8 hours a day.

Even at $5 an hour that is $40 a day
Gas savings are $65 (150 miles, 10 miles to the gallon rounded up)
Extra money working at MacDonald's for the 40 yours a week you save: $400

Add that up and you have $3,700 in expenses every month. That will buy you one hell of a house in just about any city on the planet. That number doesn't include the savings in wear and tear on your car, nor your current spending on housing.

It is not possible to live an effective life working 8 hours a day and commuting another 8 hours. You need time to eat breakfast, shower, unwind at home, sleep 8 hours, and all of the other things that make up 'life'.

The last thing in the world you will say when you die is, "I wish I had worked/commuted more."

Time is the fire in which we burn.

[ChicHippie]

8 hour commute?!

That makes my 1.5 hour each way commute seem like cake. If at all possible...please look for work closer to home. Nothing is worth that hassle.

[dking]

That job is over now, but it looks like due to a lack of a working muse I will have to go back to it simply to keep my family fed.

[badhank]

i cant believe you still even consider this, i wouldnt have even touched a job that was an hour away without moving, in fact i moved 1 city over to save 40 minutes (20 each way) and live down the street from a place that i telecomute 2 days a week from.... f*ck man

[webgal]

That job is over now, but it looks like due to a lack of a working muse I will have to go back to it simply to keep my family fed.

It takes more time for all of us to build something. So don't be discouraged. Use the evil commute is some productive way. Take a recorder with you.

[Mamad]

Hi, All!'

I'm a newbie to this Message Board. I just started reading the 4HWW, and I have a question about how it applies to physicians. As an academic physician, I only see patients 1 day each week. However, that one day is rigidly enforced. How does someone like a physician -- or other service provider -- implement the "Liberation" part of Ferriss' plan? It would seem that people like me have to be in the clinic on a regular basis.

Any ideas? Anybody deal with a similar problem? I'd love to hear how you solved it?

Ciao,

Norm

[dking]

It takes more time for all of us to build something. So don't be discouraged. Use the evil commute is some productive way. Take a recorder with you.

It really sucks, because my current commute is now only 40 or so min, but I'm told this job will end soon. Man, hate being blind, you guys dont know what its like to not be able to drive.

[webgal]

I don't know. But my husband went to MBA school with a blind guy. He drove him to class since he lived near us. Any time my husband felt overwhelmed (he was working full time, too) he thought of Russ and how long it took him to do anything. So I got a bird's eye view, that's for sure. An appreciation.