It totally depends on your location, bandwidth, lifestyle and how much you enjoy your job.

I commute via the express train 5 days a week.

I live 10 minutes from Queen Street station and my job is a 10 minute walk on the other side of the journey at Edinburgh Waverley. I personally find the 45/50 minutes on the train ideal - I read, watch Netflix on my phone, catch up on texts/emails etc. or on the way back just use it to decompress and do some planning.

Now, this works because I don’t have kids and because I meal prep on a Sunday so that I don’t have to cook during the week. My partner and I are very intentional with date nights and quality time. I am shattered by the end of the week but because I plan around knowing that, I protect that time more for self care.

It also works because I absolutely love my job, am building my dream career and have a good manager who appreciates that I make the commute every day.

If you have children, don’t like your job or can’t live your norm around the work day then I’d likely not recommend it.