Working from home was a lot harder than from office in many ways. The most obvious part was becoming my own office manager, somewhat stay motivated and focuse

Working from home was a lot harder than from office in many ways. The most obvious part was becoming my own office manager, somewhat stay motivated and focused, adapting the new work rythmes, getting clues about how coworkers are doing etc. Then scheduling that with family and maintaining the home on the private side. But it is really worth it. Mental health has improved a lot, even as objectively I’m doing longer days in total. Getting to interact a lot more with my family is a big part of it. It also means better understanding how the day goes for them, instead of the end of the day self-report at the dining table we were used to. Work quality improved, there’s just way less “doing random stuff to look busy”. Social life went way down, but the parts that stayed are also way more meaningful. My hope is we see the light at the end of the “how do you socialize remotely ?” tunnel and find a middle ground between the current situation and the having everyone commute/wander in the city.