Seven Ways to Ease Your Fears About Commuting Again
Dreading going back and forth to the office? Rethink the time you spend getting from Point A to Point B.
Illustration: Yann Bastard for Bloomberg Businessweek
Before freaking out about commuting again, remember that returning to the office after any lengthy time away (what was known as a “vacation” in Before Times) has always been tough. So in some ways, this is nothing new. “Quarantine has given us the longest Sunday of the modern age, and suddenly it’s Monday,” says Will Ward, chief executive officer of online gear shop Translation Equipment HQ. “We’re trying to remember exactly how ‘to office.’”
If you haven’t forgotten, maybe you’re just dreading it. We asked seven mental health professionals about how to make our commutes less stressful. Here’s their advice.