My career has grown massively ever since I finally figured out how to take advantage of working from home. I no longer have managers or coworkers peering over m

My career has grown massively ever since I finally figured out how to take advantage of working from home. I no longer have managers or coworkers peering over my shoulder, asking what I'm working on. Frequently, the thing I'm working on these days is not 100% work-related. Sometimes it's tangentially related to work, such as writing an article that may or may not end up on the company blog. Or it may be exploring a rabbit-hole of a new tool I'm interested in. Or it may be adding some new functionality to my personal website. These days, I listen to what my mind is thinking about, and work on that in the moment. I'm fortunate that I have few meetings on my calendar to divert my attention. I wake up, and in the shower figure out what is of interest in the moment. I come up with a task list for a couple hours and explore those tasks. Sometimes the top of the list includes highly-relevant work items. Sometimes it is side projects. Sometimes it consists of total tangents that I must explore, otherwise I can't focus on anything else. I'm free to explore more serendipitous interactions. I have found that many of my explorations have come in handy months or years later. There is no way for me to know what work the future holds, so these explorations and rabbit holes are invaluable. I am fortunate that my boss and employer low-key support this approach. Overall, I feel the most satisfied working in this manner. I am the best version of myself when I can work like this. I feel empowered to take more risks, and experience greater rewards (as well as failures) as a result. I never want to work in an office full-time again.