Never waste time when travelling to and from work - listen to podcasts or audio books that help you build your skills.
I can't listen to podcasts on the bus, I get sleepy 😅
And since I'm not like my colleagues who sleep every time or look aimlessly out the window, I'm most often at Hive. I read others' posts, write or prepare photos for my own posts.
Someone would say, you waste your time that way, but I'm definitely doing something I like, and I'd rather do anything than look out the window or take a nap.
You have a good ethos in life and are well on track I think. Keep it up.