If you ask me what part of my daily routine I least like, I can give you the answer in a heartbeat: my commute. For the last two years, my daily commute has averaged from 45 minutes to 60 minutes one way to work. In these last two years, I’ve learned something from that almost daily experience – as long as I am in my current occupation and must endure a 90-minute round-trip foray in traffic every day, I better learn ways to relieve stress during my commute.
Of course, keeping calm, cool, and collected behind the wheel when I’m moving at a snail’s pace through morning traffic is sometimes easier said than done. But, who promised relieving commuting stress would always be easy?
In the more than 750 hours I have spent alone, in my car, on my way to or from my current job, I have figured out that on those days when I can isolate myself from stressors and think positively during my morning drive, I am even able to help avoid job fatigue.�
Read more: 5 of the Best Ways to Relieve Stress During Your Commute