The thing is the time saved by not doing the commute ends up going to work because those are 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM and 4 PM to 5:30 PM. On a day that I am working f

The thing is the time saved by not doing the commute ends up going to work because those are 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM and 4 PM to 5:30 PM. On a day that I am working from home, it gets swallowed by helping my kiddo get ready to go to daycare (until 9 AM), and "nothing social is happening at 4 PM on a work day, lets just finish up work...". I realise now the need to consciously compartmentalise work hours and physically be away from the work desk in order to do something else for myself. I've just had a conversation with my wife about how it is impacting me, and that I need to carve out personal time as well, and not be relied on for assistance with the kid on _all_ days. Every other day, it is my turn and she can get the time to do something as well. Thinking and talking about it already gives me hope that I can make useful changes and feel differently.