This is the first step. What about moving? Long commutes are killing your time while you are not working, and are basically "work-time". In a 16 hour day of non-sleeping hours, 4 hours is 25% of your day.
So, one strategy would be to move in order to get free time. Then, use this free time to develop a hobby/portfolio of new skills to leverage going forward. If this step is not feasible, then that def. think through the fundamental tradeoffs you are making.
But a 4 hour commute can ruin a good job, and can make a marginal one a negative ROI on your time for sure.
Basically I just quit going in unless someone tells me I have to. So far it works but then I end up working the time I would have been driving so it doesn't lead to more free time.
This is the first step. What about moving? Long commutes are killing your time while you are not working, and are basically "work-time". In a 16 hour day of non-sleeping hours, 4 hours is 25% of your day.
So, one strategy would be to move in order to get free time. Then, use this free time to develop a hobby/portfolio of new skills to leverage going forward. If this step is not feasible, then that def. think through the fundamental tradeoffs you are making.
But a 4 hour commute can ruin a good job, and can make a marginal one a negative ROI on your time for sure.