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I previously investigated the cannon and claims around commute times and found that the research cited didn't support those claims. I never wrote that up (sorry).
I came to question the cannon when I talked to all my local rats about how they commute and their preferences.
I found that contrary to the claims in cannon - people liked their public transport commute and were using it to read, talk to friends and generally enjoy their time to unwind from work on the way home. The research talks about time of commute but generalises from car driving and traffic s
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5y
Thanks for pointing this out. Research particularly seems to show that people who commute by bike are the most satisfied, followed by walking, then trains, then buses and carpools (which are almost as bad as driving):
http://web.pdx.edu/~jbroach/654/homework/Smith_2013.pdf
Personally, I normally commute by a combo of bike and train, and I find that on days when I have to drive instead it does add stress, especially if traffic is bad.
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Yes you can!
If you have come this far, why not try them out in lite-form
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMpjh6ueqj9q4ebY3sDhDcvm5o8FNVIcZqjDKnnrWco/edit?usp=drivesdk