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Discussion on: 🚲 πŸš‚ πŸš— πŸš† How long is your commute time and how do you cope with it?

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Michiel Sikkes

I’m mostly remote! That said, I rented a small office in my home town. That allows me to β€œreset” my brain twice a day compared to fully working from home. Taking a break when working from home is also more difficult and I didn’t like that.

So all in all:

  • Home: 0 minutes
  • Personal office space in hometown: 10 minutes by bike
  • Commuting to our HQ 40km away: 5 minute bike ride, 25 minute by train, 5 minute walk.

What I enjoy very much when traveling to our HQ is that I get to listen to music or podcasts along the way. Commute time in home town is simply too short!

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Paul Isaris

Which town is it? Sounds like a very bike friendly one!

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Michiel Sikkes

Gouda in The Netherlands. (Internationally famous for its cheese and old town hall).

And yes, extremely bike friendly! But I’d say all cities and towns in The Netherlands are! Even the biggest ones like Amsterdam and Rotterdam.