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Discussion on: Working from the office or home?

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Clean desk and the absence of distraction make a lot of difference. Then, the lighting and soundproofing have to right as well, there need to be space for some stretch time away from the desk. You also need good neighbors around you and by "good neighbors" I mean neighbors you don't even know they are around you. All this described an office. Likeminded professionals also minding their own business, fully understanding the necessity of absence of outside stimuli in performing high-grade work. Home is a very different thing. Home is where you rarely get that absence of stimuli.
What I saw during the pandemic when professionals that had offices were forced to work from home is that single people that lived alone transitioned into the new requirement the easiest. Those that had families at home had it extra difficult to adjust to the new requirement because schools during the global lockdown were also closed. So children were at home too, and of course parents had to be with their children first.