[webjunkie]

> Working from home may offer more distractions by chores, family, network issues. Do those little things add up to meaningful productivity differences?

When you say "more", you have to compare both sides. Working in an office "distracts" me with noise, questions by others, spontaneous meetings, socializing in general, as well as other interruptions. I find it always baffling that in such arguments, the office is per default fine, and it's always remote which is the culprit.

[baidifnaoxi]

This. Offices are hugely distracting. All sorts of things to take your attention away and add the hierarchy element and your are obligated to talk to higher ups if the “swing by”

[dexterdog]

Plus they don't mention the commute time which can be a good palette cleanser if if is just the right length, but also can be a massive waste of time and stress-inducer.

[JustSomeNobody]

I've been WFH full-time for about a decade. When I'm at work, I'm at work[0]. I don't do chores during work hours. I have fewer network issues than the workers who work at the office do. Family doesn't distract because if they happen to be home there's another adult home too and they know not to disturb unless it's important (and they would be contacting me at the office for this same issue).

Are these idiots saying the quiet part out loud - that they're completely distracted while working and don't have the discipline to fix it?

[0] Except HN during brain breaks.

[foobarian]

I found that WFH and certain chores go really well together. The trick is to use the "get up and walk around" time you're supposed to allocate to push forward asynchronous tasks like dishwasher or laundry. You're like a human reactor thread :-). Then things like Pomodoro timers help as well.

[naravara]

Personally I think almost all of my distractions while working at home would go away if I could afford a maid or just had more spare time and energy for housework. So really the issue isn't "the home" so much as the fact that my home is in disarray because I have too much to do.

[JustSomeNobody]

You don't need a maid. Start small. The habit will build.

[naravara]

I'm a parent. I need a maid.

[disgruntledphd2]

Just get a cleaner 2-3 times a week. As long as you can tidy first, they'll be able to clean stuff, and specifically get all the annoying stuff done (fllors, bathroom etc).