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Old May 12, 2010 | 4:33 pm
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I have nothing on the tactical side and my commute will tell you why. I live in Rio de Janeiro and Saint-Paul de Vence, France and work in the USA, Korea, Japan, or where ever else client work happens. I recently completed two years commuting between Rio and London. I adopted a routine of two weeks on-site and one week at home. That has been my habit for about 15 years, since my work has often been on a continent different from where i live. My spouse and I both like the arrangement because I actually have more time at home with my family than I would were I working locally, because I have no office to go to on my week off.

Numerous colleagues are in situations similar to the one the OP proposes. Many of them are consultants, but not all. Such arrangements work very well, but on the condition that you follow one RULE when you're home, you're home and you don't continue to work. If you do not follow that rule the odds are very high you'll be a divorced father commuting for visitation. Many of the people I know have failed to follow that rule and they almost universally end out divorced. The one or two who follow that rule religiously, as I do, seem to maintain quite happy relationships.

I hope you can solve all the logistical issues, but those quickly become habitual and you devise your own solutions. Others will have insight on your specific routes.

Remember the RULE!!
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