‘I want my home to be refuge from work, not part of it.’
that’s a good point; I think it can be countered only by the prospect of not having to commute so much to a physical location, with all the attendant dificulties; weather, traffic, noise...all the stuff that makes going to work such drudgery...
the obvious solution, and something I would do if I had it to do over, would be to live within walking or a short cycling distance of the office...
Streaming podcasts has been a game changer for my commute. Sometimes, I am not ready to end the commute because I am at an interesting part.
‘I want my home to be refuge from work, not part of it.’
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For me it is simple. Turn off the computer. Done working. Turn it on when working. No commute. Less forced interfacing with people. If I need to go in to the office, I do. Works great for me.