> Remote work allows you to set up a distraction-free workspace that promotes quiet, focused, uninterrupted thinking and allows you to personalize your schedule for peak productivity.<p>I think I was actually less interrupted in the office. I would wear a hoodie to work most days, and without thinking about it, the hood would go up when I entered a flow state. When people saw the hood, they knew not to bother me. It was a nice system, and developed completely organically, without me saying a word.<p>At home, I now have excessive checkpoint meetings that only serve to justify the PM’s job. Cold calls from the boss. Non-stop IMs to keep up on, and if I switch to do not disturb, or simply close the chat app, to act as my digital hood, I worry about the optics… since certain people in leadership have said publicly that they don’t think people at home are actually working.<p>None of these are actually work from home problems, but culture problems that need to be solved for work, remote or otherwise, to be effective.<p>For me, it often feels like the nirvana of full at home autonomy is only for those who are self-employed.