The madness of our daily lives

I was walking to work after getting off my regular bus this morning, and I was thinking about how crazy the whole thing was.

I have 24 hours per day.

I sleep about 7 hours per day. 17 hours left.

I work about 8 hours per day. 9 hours left.

From door to door, I spend 3 hours per day in commute from/to work. 6 hours left.

6 hours. That's how much time I have in total, per day, to myself.

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Wait, I spend 3 hours per day commuting to/from work? Actually, that number can be even bigger in winter months.

Even at 3h/day, that means I spend, in any work week, almost 2 whole work days on the road.

That means, in a year, I spend nearly 100 work days, on the bus, on the train, or in some other vehicle going to work, or coming home from work.

Isn't that insane??

When I lived downtown, my commute time was 1 hour max, and that is if I walked the entire way. However, I was unhappy because of the lack of space. Now, I live in a big house in the boonies. The living environment is certainly much better, and I enjoy my time at home, but the commute time is significantly increased.

I can't imagine I am the only person in this situation, especially considering the real estate prices downtown.

So what's the solution? Telecommute? Move?