I WFH and I move around a lot, so I’m constantly re-setting up my office and trying tweaking my current location to be productive. I need a room separate from

I WFH and I move around a lot, so I’m constantly re-setting up my office and trying tweaking my current location to be productive. I need a room separate from the bedroom or other living spaces that’s very quiet. This helps me separate work and life and keep me in the work zone when I’m “at work.” I’m off-limits to friends and family during work hours. I keep a strict work/life schedule. This can be truly awkward since popping in or asking for a quick favor seems like no big deal from their perspective, but is productivity destroying from mine. No kids, and I honestly don’t know how anyone can have their office in the same house as children. Comfortable ergonomics. I’ve stashed a few folding plastic desks(the kind you can get from wal-mart) in various locales, along with office chairs I find comfortable. I also don’t hesitate to buy another $90 external display when I need one. My bluetooth keyboard comes with me since I find it’s too much of an interruption to adjust to a new key layout. Excellent headphones, non-isolating for calls. Being able to understand people in a conference room is a huge plus. I used to use pricey open-backed Grado headphones (the frequency response seemed to be well matched to voice), but I’ve been recently trying to use cheap earbuds from ali express that have good hifi audio recommendations and that seems to be almost as good(Monk VE at the moment). The laptop comes with me, but my SO has been using Amazon Workspaces (a hosted workstation) which seems promising from a security and redundancy standpoint. Laptop bites it? Just dust off a backup machine and log back into the server. 2 or 3 levels of internet connection backups. I prefer to use a wired connection for my primary. I always have at least one LTE network as a secondary and usually a second on another carrier. I use google voice so if the cell network goes down I can still receive VOIP calls to my business line. Put yourself close to your hobbies. Since you don’t have to be commuting distance to the office anymore, make sure there’s something you love nearby, preferably right outside your door so there’s a very low barrier to entry. Surfing lunch break? Morning Hike? Afternoon cycle? There will always be WFH downsides, so set yourself up to enjoy the upsides. Keep your people nearby. WFH is isolating, so don’t isolate yourself. SO and I spend most of the year within 10 minutes of family. We’re planning on spending a month near friends later this summer.