A worker rides 38 minutes to the office every morning silently rehearsing the day ahead, and that mental habit, not the ride itself, decides whether the commute wrecks the whole workday

A bus pulls away from the curb and a rider settles into a window seat, phone dark in a pocket, eyes drifting past storefronts.No…

Commuter's hand on a transit handrail during morning commute
Society · Hugo Rojas · November 4, 2026
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