Move closer to work.

Really. That seems to be the best way. I’ve recently joined up with Klout, which is located in the city (SF) and it didn’t take me too long to figure out that I simply need to move. Since it currently takes me about an hour and a half to get to work, you can bet I’m looking forward to it.

P.S. Check out Klout to find out what your online influence is. Let me know what you think.

P.P.S If you have any commuting tips, I will definitely listen

It’s very in vogue to want to simplify your life. There’s something appealingly nature-y about it. I like the idea that you can get grounded and go back to “the simple life” without ever having to go sleep on the cold ground (I am not a big camping fan).

While reading 72 Ways to Simplify Your Life (which, despite the fact that I want to poke fun at the length of this list, is a good read), I started thinking about whether I even want a simple life. Maybe, a life that’s stressful but also exciting and intellectually stimulating is a better bet.

This brings me to Penelope Trunk’s post about how your life can only be happy or interesting, but not both (she wants to be interesting). I think living life with a goal of being interesting is a terrible idea. It’s like that Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times.” I think that Penelope is looking at the definition of being happy in too narrow of terms. I know, I could never be truly happy unless I was learning (on the job, in life, etc.).

You can reach your own conclusions here because I haven’t wholly settled on mine. Can’t I have an interesting, simple, happy, exciting life?