Meg Elkins and Robert Hoffmann
January 11, 2021
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For many of us, one of the upsides of 2020 was being freed from the grind of the daily commute.
For the 40% of the workforce able to ‘telecommute’, COVID-19 social distancing measures saved us an average of about an hour a day, and much more for those of us living in the outer suburbs of cities.
Studies show the morning commute is the least favourite part of the day, and the commute home the third-least favourite (working is the second-least favourite).
Congestion, crowding and unpredictability increase stress and dissatisfaction. The longer it takes, and the more we have to do in the company of others, the more we dislike it.