After two years of mostly WFH, I think I'm ready to go back into the office. For me in particular, in the last six months, "work from home" has started to turn into "living at work". Work cadences are no longer meshing well with home cadences. I've gone in a few times a week in recent weeks and the structure of the day, including the quietude of driving home, is a relief. The only issue with returning to the office I'm running into is that drivers on the highways are considerably more aggressive now vs. pre-COVID.
I do a simulated commute after a day of WFH to combat this. When my 8 hours is up I put on some podcasts and do chores, or go for a walk. Then after my commute time is over I can change into pajamas, flop on the couch, or whatever other unimportant thing I was excited to do and my brain is fully disconnected from work.
