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Moi
• Grew up in Fraserburgh• First commute: 5 minute school run– Soundtrack: Terry Wogan
• Moved to Edinburgh• Last Commute Edinburgh to
Livingston – (50-80mins)– Case Study
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Que?
• Half hour commute ≈ 10 days every year.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalsextant/4673667376/
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Expensive
• Time + Money• Livingston– Bus + Train: £160 pm– Taxi: £6 per trip– Total: > £3k pa
• All after tax :(
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Journey Length
• Key factor in determining tolerability• Short commutes (<15mins) not an
issue• Long commutes (>90mins) will eat
your soul• Average commute seems to be 30-60
mins
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Hack #1: Move!
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Leg Power
Walk• Cheapest• Slow• Healthy• Simple
Running/Cycle• Cheap• Faster• Healthiest• Requires Attention• Sweaty
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Private Vehicles
Car• Fastest• Expensive (min £3-4k)• EVIL• Requires Attention
Taxi• Fast• Expensive• Chatty• Best for short journies
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Public Transport
Bus• Fast• Notoriously
unpredictable• Not much
space/comfort• The great unwashed• No thought required
Train• Super Fast …• … between stations• Tables!• Expensive• No thought required
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Hack #2: Find the best seat
Meg Pickard: http://meish.org/2007/05/22/things-my-new-commute-has-taught-me-1/
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Media
• Small-scale physical activities– Knitting– Origami– ???
• Input types– Aural– Visual
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Audio
• Music• Podcasts– News (Democracy Now!)
• Audio Books
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Reading
• Newspaper–Metro?
• Magazines• Books• Kindle• iPad
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Phoneternets
• Internet! On your phone!• Twitter• Email• Instapaper• Games• Other apps
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Combination
Audio Phone ReadingWalk/RunCycleCarBusTrain
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Hack #3: Balance
• What works for you?• Takes time and fiddling• Can you half-listen to something for
interesting bits while reading something else?
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Case Study: Livingston
• 5 min walk to Haymarket Station– Listen to Democracy Now! news podcast– Catch up with Internet on phone
• 30 min train journey to Livingston– Read a book– Listen to music
• 15 minute bus/5 minute taxi to Office– Podcast & Instapaper
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If All Else Fails
• Work from home– 0 minute commute!– Save the planet!
• Quit– Find a job closer to home
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Fin
Please mind the gap as you alight this presentation.
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