{"id":7666,"date":"2019-05-08T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=7666"},"modified":"2019-05-08T06:45:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T11:45:04","slug":"things-fall-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2019\/05\/08\/things-fall-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Fall Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/falling-leaves.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7668\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/falling-leaves.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/falling-leaves-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/falling-leaves-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new job comes with an actual commute, a thing I&#8217;ve not had to contend with for years.<br><br>I&#8217;ve worked from home more than in the office for the last seven years. When I <em>did <\/em>go into the office&#8230;the office was less than five miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, depending on the time, traffic, and the route I decide to take, the commute can take 25-45 minutes. Add to that prep time, walking from the far side of the building to the parking garage, and all the other things that come with going into the office and&#8230;well, time hasn&#8217;t crunched in on me, but it&#8217;s definitely made its presence known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Benefits of a Little Less Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not necessarily more busy with the new job, but I don&#8217;t have the time I had just a couple weeks ago. With that little less time, certain things fall to the side. Social media becomes a thing I check less frequently, and if I see a funny photo of a friend I want to make even funnier by doing something to it in Photoshop, I think, &#8220;Is this the best use of the time you have?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just writing this entry before work&#8230;it would be easy to make it twice as long as it will be, but I have to get ready for my day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;m losing writing time&#8230;but to have writing time, I have to drop certain other things I&#8217;d do when I had more hours to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when all those little things fall away, it&#8217;s easier for the most important things to come into focus and stay before me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/focus4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7669\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/focus4.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/focus4-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/wp-content\/upLoads\/focus4-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaves Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@mr_kuchen\">Oliver Hihn<\/a><br>Focused Lens Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@officialdavery\">Devin Avery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new job comes with an actual commute, a thing I&#8217;ve not had to contend with for years. 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