[misto]

At first I was all-in for working remote, but after having done it for two years, the question that made me think otherwise was simply:

- Ten years from now, would I be glad that I had spent ~70% of my time at home?

As you can see from all these comments, whether working at the office is good or bad, depends hugely on context. E.g. what type of commute are we talking about? 15 minutes walking to the office or spending 4 hours everyday standing still on the freeway? There simply is no single answer for this.

Working remote certainly has its upside in that it allows one to have more control of the day. Bad storm projected for next morngin? I guess I’ll just work from home. Not having to walk out the door means more predictability. But coming back to the original question, this sort of control might come at the cost of losing some color in your everyday life in the long run. And thats what freaks me out the most: am I purposefully grayscaling my life for the sake of convenience and control?

I’d rather not.