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I have a super long tube travel to work like many I hope. What do you do in the tube? Any suggestions?

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Strongly advise to buy noise cancelling headset / airpods. You can listen to music or watch Netflix etc. Or listen to podcasts

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This is the way. I got the Sony WH-700N for £35 on eBay. They work so well and new they’re around £120. I think they look/feel like they are of higher quality than the WH-710Ns too.

Then download music and books.

Stare at the ceiling

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You get bonus points if you stare at a fellow passenger for the full ride.

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Podcasts, audio books and music are the easiest things and least intrusive.

Fuck people who read broadsheets on the northern line at 8 30, the metro is still annoying but less than a broadsheet. Regular books are fine, kindle preferred.

Watching shows depends on your setup, the people with their laptops or ipads out are degenerates but a phone is cool.

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I play with my Gameboy (I'm not kidding)

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@Analyst1 I hate playing on the phone as it gives me 0 pleasure given that I need actual buttons to click on.

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Calculate the highest prime you can think of (or whatever time wasting activity you can enjoy)

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Audiobooks

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Sudoku is also fun

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Stare at others

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Protip for wifi: some phone carriers let their users connect to “Wifi Extra”.

If yours doesn’t, get a giffgaff SIM card for £1, pop it in, download the app, install the profile for the wifi, and swap SIM cards back

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https://www.giffgaff.com/blog/how-to-use-giffgaff-wifi-underground/

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How long is your tube journey? I usually read from the kindle app on my phone.

Read a newspaper?

Clement Cowan? Is that you?

Sudoku + music always, people watching occasional

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