Originally Posted by
flammenwurfer
I also have short commute (about 4 miles). Like others have said, you could just take an unnecessarily long route on your way in. It's hard for me to do that though. I tend to leave at the last minute no matter how much I try.
What has worked for me is that I have a leaving time set for each route.
12:15 for the long loop
12:45 for the hills, parks, trails and cemetery route, and
13:15 for the direct route.
I pick a route, then schedule myself according to that route's leaving time.
And don't forget, you can take the long route home too. There's no problem with leaving time then.