[seer]

During the pandemic I learned that for me it’s very risky psychologically speaking to live / work / sleep in the same place.

Insomnia is no joke and can easily ruin your life. I wonder if those transforming spaces help or exasperate the problem.

I guess they can very visibly change the space so your brain doesn’t consider it “the same room”, but maybe they don’t…

[mawise]

At the start of the pandemic, I would "build" my office every morning in the bedroom of our small apartment. We had a coffee table that would rise up to make my desk, I'd open up a folding chair, plug in my external monitor and laptop, etc. At the end of the day I tore it all down. It definitely helped me separate work from sleep even though they were in the same physical space.

Of course, having a morning routine that involved getting my (2 year old) daughter up and ready for her day before I started work also helped create separation.

[Zababa]

My personal experience is that it's okay for me as long as the desk is where you don't sleep and the bed is where you sleep. Low/no smartphone/laptop usage in bed also helps.