I think the key is “have to”. I’m living in the sticks and I’m working from home. Sometimes I’ll take the car and drive up into the mountains with my dog and go for a hike wherever we end up. I’ll take the car shopping. But if it’s broken or needs some maintenance, well, then we’ll walk near the house and I’ll ride my cargo bike along the paved path down the valley, 15km to the shop. And I’ll do maintenance and repairs on my own schedule. I think that’s a bit of a sweet spot. Have it as a tool or something to that my radius of movement, but I’m not dependent on it.
I think the key is “have to”. I’m living in the sticks and I’m working from home. Sometimes I’ll take the car and drive up into the mountains with my dog and go for a hike wherever we end up. I’ll take the car shopping. But if it’s broken or needs some maintenance, well, then we’ll walk near the house and I’ll ride my cargo bike along the paved path down the valley, 15km to the shop. And I’ll do maintenance and repairs on my own schedule. I think that’s a bit of a sweet spot. Have it as a tool or something to that my radius of movement, but I’m not dependent on it.