Take the long way home
I am lucky enough to live not very far from my office. In peak hour traffic, going slowly, it would take
around 15 minutes for me to drive between my home and my office. When the road is quiet I could do it in about 7 minutes.
So the good news is that I don't have to waste hours of my life stuck in traffic driving to and from work.
However, it usually takes me much longer to get to and from work. Why? Because I avoid the main road route that runs not far from either doorway. Instead I drive the long way. It meanders past a heavily forested reserve, down to the coast and along the beaches.
