How To Keep Yourself Busy During A Long Commute

By Bill Duggen


If you have a job that is located in the city and a home that is far from the city then you will have no choice but to endure long commutes on a regular basis. Sad to say, as the distance increases the more time you will have to sit in the bus to get to home or work. For someone who needs money to pay the bills or to make both ends meet, he or she will have to bear with this routine.

A common problem that is faced by people undergoing long commutes every day is the deprivation of sleep or the irregular sleeping hours. You will be deprived of sleep as you will be spending the majority of your time at work, the remaining few hours for your family and a few more hours for the commute.

This is something that one will have to endure unless he or she can find a job that is closer to home or own a vehicle that can break the speed limit. What you can do is save your strength for other activities after the long commute and keep your mind and body busy and active during the process. So how exactly would you keep yourself busy during a long commute?

Among the common ways on how to deal with a long commute to work or towards home is to read a book. By reading books, magazines or journals, you will be able to keep you distracted and can also gain new knowledge. After you read a few pages of the book, you will be able to tell that time flies by so quickly.

Playing games on your phone or gadget can also be a fun and interesting way to deal with long commutes. There maybe those who do not appreciate games played over devices however doing this can be beneficial for you if you're looking for something fun to do in a bus ride home after work. If you want your games or apps to be more interesting, you can download top apps and games over the online market and compete with friends.

Want to make money on the time you are on the long commute? If your English is good then you can opt for article or blog writing. The mind is usually more creative when the body is idle or when you are just sitting. In this case, writing an article would be the perfect thing. Write or blog about your experience at work, how to make a long commute more fun and more profitable and others. This is a good way to buy time whenever not doing anything like commuting and can even make you a great amount of money when published over the internet.

And of course, you can also do the conventional thing to do when bored in a bus ride home or to work - talk with others. Socializing with your fellow passengers or the person beside you is yet the most basic way to deal with boredom in long commutes. I know this would require skill as well as enough confidence however it is actually easier than it would sound. All you need is a bit of confidence to initiate a conversation. You need to think of an interesting subject as well as a topic that both of you passengers can relate from. And again before you talk to that person beside you, check out his or her mood if he or she is in the mood for a talk.




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