Picture this: You’re perched in front of your laptop, frantically adjusting your webcam and hoping your cat doesn’t decide to make a guest appearance.

Picture this: you’re in the zone, fingers flying across the keyboard, when suddenly—BAM!

Picture this: You’re in the middle of a crucial client presentation, eloquently explaining your latest UX design concept, when suddenly your cat decides to perform an impromptu ballet across your keyboard.

Thing is, I never thought I’d miss my morning commute. But there I was, three weeks into working from home, staring at my laptop in my pajamas at 2 PM, wondering where my motivation had gone.

The day my company announced we were going fully remote, I felt a mix of excitement and dread.