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That depends. Sometimes economics can make it impossible. Beyond that, if you read the article, it's not uncommon for truck drivers to only have one free day per week. How quickly can you learn a completely new skill set if you only have one day a week (a day, I might add, which is also your only rest day)?


Sometimes economics can make it impossible.

Sometimes, sure. More often people who _say_ they are stuck are not stuck so much as lacking imagination, or will.

How quickly can you learn a completely new skill set if you only have one day a week

I know that is a hypothetical but I'll take a crack at it.

- Cut expenses. There is always slack in a budget.

- Cut hours. The 6-day work week is for over the road - Get a teamster job working local.

- I've now got nights and weekends free, leaving me oodles of time to get cracking on mastering that new skill.




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