Long commutes to work can be outright soul crushing.
And sometimes you don’t have always the option of opting out of it. However what you can definitely do is make it interesting, productive and maybe err, fun. And the best part, a long commute is great for things you usually don’t have the time or focus for when you have the option of moving away. While you can’t always have what you don’t hate, let’s try to not hate what we have.
AMC’s Mad Men just isn’t one of the greatest shows on TV for nothing. Set in a New York advertising agency at the start of 60s, Mad Men is populated by a disparate collection of executives, secretaries, typists and mothers and their lives and workplace dynamics.
And while the series deals with its share of evils of the times like infidelity, alcoholism, corporate politics etc. here are the most important positive lessons from the show.
The idea of having free time at work may be as elusive as the unicorn, but there are those rare moments of bliss when you’ve been a superstar, you’ve turned in all your action items, heaped the praise from the boss, or simply because your boss isn’t around breathing down your neck is letting you have some sweet time to yourself.
So, while you’re jailed at work and find yourself free inside, here’s how to make the most of your time