{"id":35337,"date":"2018-08-23T09:28:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=35337"},"modified":"2018-08-23T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T13:28:46","slug":"commute-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2018\/08\/23\/commute-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Commute checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"For someone as restless as myself, commutes<\/a> can be a fatally boring task. Besides the ever-present feeling that time is being wasted away, taking the bus and the subway every day to and from school is an incredibly tiresome and uncomfortable chore.\r\n\r\nIt is for this reason that, in my first year, I devised a list of things that I can bring with me on my commutes to save time, energy, and my sanity.\r\n\r\nBooks<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThese can range anywhere from brain food heading into a thought-provoking class lecture to comic books and manga. It's also something you can do on the bus or subway either sitting down or standing up.\r\n\r\n
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This is the book that I finished reading recently - entirely on commutes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nPlaylists<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAnother thing that is not restricted by how crowded the vehicle - the\u00a0ability to jam out to some tunes.\r\n\r\nI personally create special \"commute playlists\" to set the mood for what kind of day I want to have. For example, if I'm heading into a day full of socializing or taking on a big project, I'll listen to a lot of hip-hop, jazz, and R&B. For some reason, these genres fill me with confidence. Everyone is different, so this obviously isn't some kind of rule.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThese are some tracks that have been dominating my morning playlist lately.\r\n\r\nHomework<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFor the days when I really need to cram something into the last hour before the due-date, bringing my laptop along can mean the difference between hitting that 11:59 deadline and a minus 10% gut-punch.\r\n\r\nNeck pillow\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\"YES! Finally, an available seat on this awfully overcrowded bus,<\/em>\" I think to myself, dashing towards the empty spot.\r\n\r\n\"Yes, I\u00a0am triumphant!\"\u00a0<\/em>I\u00a0assure\u00a0myself,\u00a0awkwardly\u00a0adjusting my position\u00a0in the\u00a0seat, struggling to\u00a0comfortably\u00a0lean back.\r\n\r\nWoe is me, the fool who forgot to bring his neck pillow on the bus today.\r\n\r\nSnacks\/Breakfast<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis saves me the time it takes to eat breakfast in the morning.\r\n\r\nAlso, like, can you really go wrong with snacks? Ever?\r\n\r\nAlso...<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCheck out our Facebook live on commuting here<\/a>.\r\n\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nFor someone as restless as myself, commutes can be a fatally boring task. Besides the ever-present feeling that time is being wasted away, taking the bus and the subway every day to and from school is an incredibly tiresome and…\n<\/div>
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