{"id":8591,"date":"2022-01-30T22:13:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=8591"},"modified":"2022-01-30T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:13:32","slug":"weeknotes-153-return-of-the-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/30\/weeknotes-153-return-of-the-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknotes #153 \u2014 Return of the commute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A busy week, broken up by my first day in the office of 2022. Officially we restart our \u2018hybrid working\u2019 pilot from next week, but the office has been open throughout the latest restrictions for anyone that wants to use it. I missed my morning exercise, but made up for it by walking to and from the office instead of using the tube, a 40 minute journey each way.<\/p>\n

It feels that this is going to be the year of getting on with things. My boss took his first business flight in almost two years, which is a real return to previous times. Through some combination of optimism and fatigue we seem to be reaching the point where \u2018the new normal\u2019 is almost here. Masks seem to be on their way out, but I\u2019m going to keep wearing mine on the train and in other enclosed spaces.<\/p>\n

The start of the week seemed stressful; I woke up at around 2:30am on Monday and 4:30am on Tuesday with lots on my mind. Usually I fall asleep super quickly and sleep right through to my alarm. By Wednesday things felt back on track.<\/p>\n

This was a week in which I:<\/p>\n