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 (DIR) Post #AxGu3QMK5zw98jIna4 by Larvitz@burningboard.net
       2025-08-16T10:56:03Z
       
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       In the past, I had a pretty car-centric life. I commuted to work by car (2x 25 minutes per day) and, for my work as an IT consultant, I drove around 80,000-100,000 kilometers per year.Then the pandemic came, and everything changed. I started working remotely, and business travel decreased to a minimum. I quickly got used to the additional free time and flexibility, and it made me substantially more productive.In 2023, I quit my old job and got hired at Red Hat. Since then, I do almost all of my business travel by train, and I genuinely enjoy it.The difference is profound. In a car, you need to be focused on the road. On a train, you can live—you can work, take a nap, eat something at the bistro, or just watch the world go by. In contrast to driving, it's not lost time; it's usable time.I never, ever want to go back and am glad that my life nowadays is so much better without being dependent on a car.#TrainTravel #RemoteWork #WorkLifeBalance #PublicTransport #CarFree #train