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LIFE HACKS FOR RESILIENT ENTREPRENEURS
Ditch the Car, Embrace the Train: How Entrepreneurs Make Productive Use of Their Time
There is a saying that a rich country is where the well-off people also commute to work by train, rather than a country where the poor people own cars, too.
“Sorry, I will be late by 15min, I’m stuck in traffic.”
“I can’t make it home for dinner, there was an accident on the road.”
“I’ll plan half an hour of spare time to ensure I can find a parking spot.”
Have you heard this before? Frankly, commuting to work and going to business meetings by car is a complete waste of time if you live in a place with a good train network.
I am spoiled to call Switzerland my home country, and we have an awesome train network. We take great pride in our trains. We even complain when a train runs three minutes late, as this tiny delay might botch the tight connection to the local bus that takes us right in front of our doorsteps.
Call us spoiled, ridicule us, I don’t care. There is a saying that a rich country is where the well-off people also commute to work by train, rather than a country where the…
