First off, let me preface by saying no way am I advocating for mandatory return-to-office policies, nor am I playing devil's advocate. With that, let me get to my point.
Working from home sucks.
Home, for me, has always been a place to relax and be myself, somewhere I can engage with my hobbies and take my own time with everything. It's somewhere I don't need to worry about pressure and need to deliver after teaching myself not to bring the stresses of a toxic work environment home.
The office, for me, is an environment in which I feel much more motivated to work and provides an opportunity to converse with people face-to-face and not through a phone, headset, laptop speaker, or keyboard. It's free of distractions and opportunities to bum around, veg, etc. It's easier to get into a routine with somewhere to go.
Now my home is my office, and despite them being one and the same for two years, I can never find that routine.
Maybe it's a lack of engagement, maybe it's depression or something (I've never been screened), or maybe I'm just easily distracted by hobbies and whatever shiny thing catches my monkey brain by surprise.
Point is this: I'm tired of working from home, but I know no one is gonna require everyone to go back to the office anytime soon, so how the hell do I deal with this?