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You can also lock the screen with control + command + Q. I always bump into the corners so I prefer a key combination.

If you press ⌘ when selecting hot corner action you can make it so assigned hot corner only activates when holding ⌘

Mind. Blown.

(seriously, this is a game changer for me, thanks!)

You can also add a lock icon to the touch bar.

Ha, I didn't know about that one. I currently replace the Siri button with the do not disturb button, seems like I use it more often.

I concur, I've been doing this for years.

Adding caveat : Keep the dock size small to avoid interfering with Hot Corners and if you use VM in seamless mode try not to place any action(VM guest panel) near the macOS Hot Corners.

I do this to, preferring the top left (close to the Apple logo menu).

I use the bottom right corner for revealing the desktop. Extra handy while dragging files.