For me, WFH let's me have a much better work/life balance. I have a family with 3 small kids. I was racing against the clock in the morning to pitch in around

For me, WFH let's me have a much better work/life balance. I have a family with 3 small kids. I was racing against the clock in the morning to pitch in around the house, arriving at work already stressed out usually late, put up with all the work place distractions, had to suffer through rush hour traffic, arrived home stressed out and found it difficult to switch to family mode. Very rarely would I get into a grove of deep work. I tended to hit that grove after 2PM, which was only a few hours before I needed to start watching the clock and dread the traffic back. Now, WFH I'm free to set my own schedule. Sometimes I do my best work later in the evening, something that I never had time or energy to do while following the "9-5" schedule. I don't miss the socialization much, probably because of the roll my family fulfills. The most important difference now is that I have a lot more patience with my family, because I don't feel the constant stress of my old commute and schedule.