I used to have a really long commute, which was compounded by bad traffic. In the car, I listened to National Public Radio. It was the one time in my life where I felt like I was completely up on the news, and it was the only positive of the commute.

To avoid the traffic issue, I joined a gym near my office (which was in addition to a gym near my home). So after work, instead of going home with all the rest of the traffic, I went to the gym and worked out for 90 minutes, and *then* came home. In the morning, I went in extra early, and sat and drank a coffee while reading the WSJ in a nearby cafe.

Obviously, this was before I had kids...