Despite the spread of Work From Home, many people still commute to and forth to their workplaces. The hectic schedules give you a narrow frame of time to do something creative. Creative, a word that sounds estranged to the working class. They get an off once a week which mostly goes in either doing household work or wrapping the piled up work. On average, people spend 30 minutes on each trip and in metropolitan cities, it can climb up to two hours a day. Travelling on shared cabs, buses or Metro Rails, we can not just stare at other passengers. Even if you try, you will give it up in a few minutes and start looking for the things that you can do while travelling.

Develop a taste for audiobooks and Podcasts!

Although we have a lot of time on hand, we complain about not learning new things every day. We either spend our travel by listening to the songs or watching movies. If not this, then scrolling on Instagram or Twitter. But how long can one do this? Such habits make our routine mundane and boring or do not add much to our personality. You can look for new ways to get yourself engaged, informed and entertained.

Podcasts are for your Rescue!

Before sharing how Podcasts are useful, you must know- What is a Podcast? Podcasts, once used to have an abstruse definition, can now be understood as a Radio Talk show that you subscribe and listen to online. But, Subscription is a variable. Scroll for the mediums provide to you the services of a podcast without any subscription and ad-free. In a little more detail, a podcast is a series of spoken words or episodic audios focusing on a particular topic or theme. It can be based on any topic, talking about cultural aspects, motivational speeches or any new piece of information.

How can just an audio medium be helpful?

The content in the podcasts is what makes it stand out. If you think, they might be just gossips then, kindly note – it includes discussions, interviews or simple straight talks. The length of the podcasts varies. It can inform you of some news snippets of 1 minute or last for one-one hour episodic talks for one month. Podcasts are a valuable addition to your brain. The podcasts gives you liberty to talk on delicate topics like rape culture, gender equality to the business topics, covering the share-markets, start-ups or unicorn business. Listening to podcasts will never bore you. You get an opportunity to listen to various elements or dimensions a topic holds. The best part is, unlike news channels, the presenters or participants share their views with patience and dignity. So, one can say, it is the new medium, rather a noise-free medium.

Not just books, catch-up with Audiobooks!

Books are man’s best friend. They light up the dark path and enlighten your mind with new thoughts. They are like a guide for life-hacks. If you do not like to read books or are never bitten up by a reading bee, then you must opt for audiobooks.

If we bifurcate the word- audiobook, then one can decipher that it is a combination of audio plus book. In simple terms, it is a book supported by audio. It sounds like a narrator telling you the story. All you need to do is listen and follow the story. Generally, we buy books that we read. Often, while reading, we bookmark the pages, so that we can continue from there. Similarly, audiobooks allow you to continue from the audio you left.

While travelling, it becomes difficult to concentrate because of the commotion around. So, audiobooks will not only keep you engaged but also helps your brain to run fast. It makes your imagination strong. With each word followed by, the listener automatically starts to imagine the story. If you are inclined towards mythology, then the saga of Ramayana and Mahabharata can also be listened to on digital platforms. Audiobooks are becoming the new medium to hook up with interesting human stories

For the Indian viewers, find the latest collection of audiobooks and podcasts of 2020 on Kuku FM; promoting the inclusivity in the diversity.

Busybees and Commuting

If you are a workaholic and you can not even stay away from the work even while commuting, then these are the tips that you must always follow.

1) Always plan your day

Do not let the day run you. Rather, you run the day. The days without scheduling or prior preparation goes messy; juggling with the haphazard workflow. To save your time, and to be organised, you must fix a time table, what would you do at what time. And, while commuting, you can set up the time schedules for a particular task in your calendar. You may jot down your meeting timings, conferences timings or all the tasks even of the smallest value or importance. It will not only allow you to spend your travelling hours but also lifts the burden of not able to do the time management.

2) Catch-up on the little things

You can finish the small-small task while commuting. While in Uber or any other shared vehicle, you can answer the work calls, or replying to the emails. You can also allot tasks to the delegated staff. It will not only help you to release the sigh of work stress but also helps your delegate staff to plan their day.

The World is an art, and you are one of its Creations!

For the people who like to do something creative and like to seek inspiration from the environment, the travelling time is the best. While commuting, we meet new people, we learn about their lives, or sometimes see somethings that get stuck in our minds and hearts. For those who like to feel like a part of their surroundings, skills like digital art, photography or writing poetry can be the rescue from boredom. The world has a lot to offer. From witnessing the surreal beauty to the disturbing cruelty, everything is a part of it. Commuting is the best time to capture the shades of god’s creations and put it words, capture in photo or draw on a canvas.