My approach to that is to leave 50 minutes for the journeyOn a clear run from Magheralin to Dundonald I can do it in 33 mins - now thats not stuck behind anyone, very little time wasted at junctions, hitting my marker points (yes, maybe sad to have these but makes the drive more interesting) early and generally driving pretty hard.
On average my journey takes 41-45mins with the odd 37-39 min if reasonably clear but normally I am just a corner away from being behind a tractor or a granny in a Nissan Note
I genuinely feel good when I get home to the chaos of two kids, dinner to prep, house to tidy, bath times, etc... with a clear run
Best case 17 minutes early - that’s cool, that’s bonus time and I’m in a good mood because I had a clear run. Typically I’ll listen to a bit more of a podcast, maybe browse RMS etc or god forbid just start work earlier
This means that on everything other than an exceptionally bad journey I have no need to stress
I genuinely do this by the way and find it makes a huge difference to how I start and end my day in terms of mood
My typical commute is 27 minutes on a good day, 35 on an average day and I allow 45 minutes for it and it’s really helped
It may not be for you but I thought I would share something I found helped me