I only recently started telecommuting and I'm blown away by how much more productive I am. I actually attribute this to the fact that I do NOT work crazy hours

I only recently started telecommuting and I'm blown away by how much more productive I am. I actually attribute this to the fact that I do NOT work crazy hours. I take pretty frequent, but real breaks. I browse HN a lot less now and sit in the sun a lot more and when I do sit down to work I can pump out code amazingly fast because I'm gasp actually refreshed. If I'm exhausted I can take a nap, in an office I'd have to just push through and get nothing done rather than actually getting refreshed. Additionally the reward for getting work done faster is much greater, if I can get what I need to get done completed early in the afternoon then the day is mine, but in the office it simply means it's time to "look busy". I think the long term effect of this reward system is to be as productive as possible, the only person's time you're wasting is your own. Also I've found that communication is better. In an office I find people often assume that proximity equates communication, but with distance you know you have to make an effort.