“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
The words of Henry David Thoreau seem even more poignant while staring at a column of tail-lights that stretch for miles down an endless highway. The commute is a formidable daily experience for nearly everyone of working age. When Google informed me that I had spent over sixty hours in the car last month, that is over two days for every thirty, I knew I had to make better use of my time.
Most of us can’t change the necessity of driving from place to place, particularly when it involves work, but finding a way to transform those moments of desperation into fruitful experiences is possible. Last year I began an intentional effort to listen to audiobooks during my commute, and it has changed my perspective about car rides – I now enjoy going to and from work.
