How to Fix Traffic Forever

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The Dankster said:
Traffic is a huge issue, and those are fairly simple ways to address it for public planners with the power to do so.


But for regular people who don't have that power, here's a better idea. Get a job close to where you live or get a place to live close to where you work.

Studies show that people who make $50-60,000 a year without having to have a commute to work report the same happiness and live satisfaction as people who make $90-100,000 but have a 1-hour commute.

http://lifehacker.com/ditching-your-commute-is-the-happiness-equivalent-of-a-1679698849


If someone offers you a $25,000 raise but you have to work an hour away, don't take it. It's not just the two hours of your life it takes away each day. It raises your stress levels because you're worried about getting to work on time. Your more haggard when you finally get to work and so you don't do as good a job. You are more exhausted when you get home so you get less satisfaction there too. You have to spend more money on gas, more money on car maintenance, more money on pre-made food because you don't got time to make it at home, etc.

Not to mention the environmental impact of that shyt. Not to mention the positive benefits of working in the same community that you live in and know and understand. People should be living and working in the Black/Brown communities that they're supporting anyway.

Ditch that commute. It just not worth it.
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I can completely agree with this. I really disliked one my previous jobs. The commute in rush hour traffic was terrible and I found myself getting mad/frustrated on almost a daily basis. I ended up moving and then only had a 5 minute commute. I still didn't particularly like the job, but I was significantly less stressed and found my overall happiness went up. It doesn't seem like traffic should have that much impact on your life, but it can really grind on you when you have to deal with it every day.
 
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The Dankster said:
Traffic is a huge issue, and those are fairly simple ways to address it for public planners with the power to do so.


But for regular people who don't have that power, here's a better idea. Get a job close to where you live or get a place to live close to where you work.

Studies show that people who make $50-60,000 a year without having to have a commute to work report the same happiness and live satisfaction as people who make $90-100,000 but have a 1-hour commute.

http://lifehacker.com/ditching-your-commute-is-the-happiness-equivalent-of-a-1679698849


If someone offers you a $25,000 raise but you have to work an hour away, don't take it. It's not just the two hours of your life it takes away each day. It raises your stress levels because you're worried about getting to work on time. Your more haggard when you finally get to work and so you don't do as good a job. You are more exhausted when you get home so you get less satisfaction there too. You have to spend more money on gas, more money on car maintenance, more money on pre-made food because you don't got time to make it at home, etc.

Not to mention the environmental impact of that shyt. Not to mention the positive benefits of working in the same community that you live in and know and understand. People should be living and working in the Black/Brown communities that they're supporting anyway.

Ditch that commute. It just not worth it.
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I was in this situation.

One place offered me 112,000 a year and was 10 min away the other offered 140,000 a year and was 50 min away. I was like fukk that I don't mind driving an hour:yeshrug:
 
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