Having a long commute changed my life...for the better
Adding an 1 hour+ commute to my weekday schedule literally changed my life. For the better. But how, you may ask? I went from biking to work every day (25 minutes each way) to training from San Francisco to Palo Alto (1 hour + each way). Whenever people first comment on my SF to PA commute, they react in the expected way: "Ah that's tough. What a long commute!" And then, I respond unexpectedly: "Actually, I really like my commute. I meditate, journal, do some me-time stuff. I