I sometimes have to rough it with only a single exterior screen! Once I had to work on only the laptop by itself. The Horror!
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But, more seriously since this is HN: While the extra screens are great, as is the mouse and mechanical keyboard, it's not much of a hassle at all to work in a different location. I think the extra screens, desk space, peripherals, all go towards making me more comfortable rather than efficient. Which for me, rocking the oh-so-annoying ADHD along with nerve and back pain, means I can focus on work for that much longer in one session.
I should be working from home at least until mid 2021, hopefully much longer or even permanently. A good working environment can really improve your mental health at a time when, in the USA especially, things are incredibly stressful.
Hello from another ADHD sufferer. Interestingly though I fall on the other side of the remote work issue - I cannot wait to return to the office. My brain is quite stubborn about categorizing spaces; my computer room at home is where I do some side project programming and a fair amount of gaming. Having to try to recategorize it as a working space has proven impossible, and I don't really have any other space in this house, with my wife also working remotely.
Besides, more generally the drive to the office helps put me in work mode. The whole office building is a place where work happens. Then the drive home helps put me in leisure mode. Without those neatly coded space/time contexts I have been seriously struggling.
Everybody that keeps talking about how the world is going remote has been giving me a fair amount of anxiety. If I lose my office I'm not sure how I'm going to function. Besides, my coworkers and I miss seeing each other and being able to work together in person. We don't do much pair programming, but when we do, trying to do so over screen share has proven to be significantly less productive.
But then again, I am lucky to have an amazing team of people who I genuinely enjoy being around, and who are all very respectful of quiet time to work when needed. I'm also definitely an introvert but maybe less so than the average dev.. I miss social contact!
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But, more seriously since this is HN: While the extra screens are great, as is the mouse and mechanical keyboard, it's not much of a hassle at all to work in a different location. I think the extra screens, desk space, peripherals, all go towards making me more comfortable rather than efficient. Which for me, rocking the oh-so-annoying ADHD along with nerve and back pain, means I can focus on work for that much longer in one session.
I should be working from home at least until mid 2021, hopefully much longer or even permanently. A good working environment can really improve your mental health at a time when, in the USA especially, things are incredibly stressful.