I am not a fan of these broad generalizations. I'm in my 4th week of working from home and my productivity dropped dramatically. I used to enjoy working from ho

I am not a fan of these broad generalizations. I'm in my 4th week of working from home and my productivity dropped dramatically. I used to enjoy working from home, as I was doing it consistently for 1-2 days a week to be able to run a few errands and save on commute time. I used to be super productive. Woke up at 5, was online by 6:30 and off by 5 PM, sometimes getting a week's worth of work done in a single day. True focus. But now, even with great hygiene (bedroom is for sleep, study is for working, living room is for TV/Games/exercise) it's too much for me. I need the physical separation between my home and my work. I feel I need to chew the fat with other folks in the kitchen, I miss having lunch with my work friends in conference rooms, I miss being able to help others debug stuff on their computer by moving my chair. I dread the fact that I'm gonna supposed to be doing that for another month. I think broadly there should be a balance for this. Some people thrive when working from home. I don't. I just need a day or two to truly focus but other than that, even as an introvert, I need office time. And it pains me to write this, I love my family wholeheartedly but I think there needs to be healthy amount of away time in order to keep things sane.