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I only listen to podcasts while driving, so my "learning" time has been drastically reduced

>>davio+(OP)
Same here, I'm way behind on podcasts. The only time I listened to them was when I was driving.

>>jedber+K2
Why not set aside some time each day to listen? Take a bath, lounge on the couch/hammock, and enjoy that time not commuting.

>>davio+(OP)
I converted my commute time to walking time and yardwork time last spring through fall (too cold for walking now, and yardwork is now 10 minutes of shoveling snow every couple of weeks). I think I listened to more thanks to the lack of a commute. I didn't feel bad about leaving the house at 4:30pm (end of workday for me) and finding my way back home at 5:30pm or 6pm, especially since I knocked out a lot of household chores/tasks during the workday in quick 1-5 minute bursts so I was more helpful around the house than when I was in the office.

>>davio+(OP)
I used to commute on BART from El Cerrito for an hour. Read so many books on that ride. When I had a 10 min commute, book reading dropped through the floor till I made time again.

>>davio+(OP)
I noticed this problem. I read during my commute (it was by train don't worry), and since I've started working from home my reading time has absolutely tanked.

>>retzke+v4
I have two young kids. There is no such thing as "lounging". :)

>>jedber+hh
I've been WFH for about 5 years now and also have two young ones so I know the feeling :)

I've found that any chore time is now also podcast time. So things like cleaning, laundry, or mowing the lawn I've always got one headphone in (the other ear is for listening for the kids)

>>ishjoh+Bk
Yeah when I'm doing yard work my headphones do double duty for listening to podcasts and being earplugs. But that was true even before I stopped driving anywhere.

>>jedber+hh
Pretend I'm naïve (better yet don't pretend): can't you set some boundaries? If you need to get out of the house why not go for a walk? Is it because doing something for/by yourself is seen as selfish (even by yourself), while before the commute was imposed by your job, so you could enjoy that alone time guilt-free?

>>retzke+vr
It's really not about boundaries. It's about efficiency. If I'm at home, there's always something I can be doing more "valuable" than podcasts. Working, playing with the kids, helping with chores, etc.

When I'm driving, there's nothing I can do otherwise, other than audio. Which means either podcasts or phone calls with family or friends.