[BoxFour]

I’m someone who finds it hard to stay productive at home but has no trouble focusing in the office.

Ala Atomic Habits, my home environment is set up to make my personal life easy. During the workday it’s way too easy to slip into leisure activities, while on personal time it’s easy to unwind. The office, on the other hand, is the opposite: it’s not full of things I enjoy doing, so distractions come with a lot more friction.

Working from home can be a net negative for some, even if it is a huge boost for many.

[theshrike79]

It's the change of context.

Even before COVID and the standardisation of remote work I got my best work done when I just grabbed my laptop from the office and went to a pub or a cafe to work.

There's some actual science in there how changing the place where you work makes it ... different somehow and you can focus on what you need to do instead of falling into old habits based on the location.

[BoxFour]

That’s definitely a big factor, and I’ve noticed a similar pattern with cafes or other locations.

The office is just the most reliable “not at home” environment for getting work done for me—there’s no guilt about camping out all day, seating is always available, internet is reliable, and so on.