{"id":6036,"date":"2016-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/commuting-pleasure-or-pain\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T07:57:52","slug":"commuting-pleasure-or-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/commuting-pleasure-or-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Hub | Commuting \u2013 pleasure or pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you commute by bus, train, bicycle, car or foot, a long commute can often be draining and exhausting. According to this Government\u00a0report,\u00a0Australia\u2019s average commuting distance is\u00a015.6 km, with the larger capital cities having relatively long commutes \u2014 Sydney\u2019s average was 15.0 km, Melbourne\u2019s was 14.6 km, and Brisbane\u2019s was 14.9 km.<\/span><\/p>\n

So we\u2019re curious \u2013 how do you spend your commute time? Do you use that 30, 45, or 60+ minutes as your downtime, or are you productive and efficient?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re more into the productive front, here are a few options that may pass your time a little easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 1 \u2013 The Podcast<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We recommend Ted Talks, Stuff You Should Know, This American Life, and Freakonomics. Podcasts are such a great way of tuning out, learning something new, and relaxing all at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 2 \u2013 Newspaper<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An obvious but classic way to pass the time, but especially important on the morning ride in to ensure you\u2019re up to date with what\u2019s going on in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 3 \u2013 Play a game<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019d rate<\/span> \u2018Lumosity<\/a>\u2019. It\u2019s a great brain-training app that claims to improve memory, attention, flexibility, speed of processing, and problem-solving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 4 \u2013\u00a0Work<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This may be a good time to get some admin done or chip away at a few emails you\u2019ve been meaning to get through.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option 5 \u2013 Prioritise your tasks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It never hurts to set your priorities straight by writing to-do lists for the day and week, whether it\u2019s for work or personal life. This will help you feel organised and will ultimately make your crazy-busy life seem less overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\n

All in all, as much as a long commute can feel like it\u2019s dragging you down, try and use that time to your advantage. Recently, my partner and I moved closer to the city, and he now has a 9-minute cycle to work compared to his previous 45-minute train ride. Believe it or not, he says he actually misses<\/em> his daily commute. That boggled my mind; never did I think people actually enjoyed spending 1-2 hours a day on public transport (or in their car). It made me realise he had a point \u2013 commuting can be a good thing if you use your time wisely.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But\u00a0if commuting just isn\u2019t your thing\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(We don\u2019t blame you). However, if you\u2019re on the hunt for a new role, definitely take this into high consideration. If the job is located further than you\u2019re willing to commute, chances are this will lead to job dissatisfaction quicker than you know it. Everyone has a different idea of what is manageable for them \u2013 so follow your gut and choose a job that fits within your commuting comfort zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whether you commute by bus, train, bicycle, car or foot, a long commute can often be draining and exhausting. According to this Government\u00a0report,\u00a0Australia\u2019s average commuting distance is\u00a015.6 km, with the larger capital cities having relatively long commutes \u2014 Sydney\u2019s average was 15.0 km, Melbourne\u2019s was 14.6 km, and Brisbane\u2019s was 14.9 km. So we\u2019re curious…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers-hub"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6036"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14009,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6036\/revisions\/14009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/6967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pulserecruitment.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}