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Agreed. When working from home I have to keep half a brain dedicated to what is happening around me at home. I typically get at most 90-120 seconds between interruptions of some kind from my family. You can't easily shut that out.

I guess having really small kids (babies and toddlers really) is the "issue" here, but I can't imagine it being much better until they are physically at school... but at that point you may as well just go to the office

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I’ve been remote since pre-Covid and a detached office space has become a must for me. At my last house, I had a finished shed in the yard. Now I have a space above the garage. Having the option of physical separation is key.

For me that only helped some degree: they'd still pop their heads out to have me resolve their quarrels :-)

Make it clear you are at work and not to be bothered when the door is closed.

Growing up my mom ran a small business out of the home and told us that while she was in the garage with a client we were not allowed to enter or bother her for any reason. It was like she was at a different location.

>> really small kids (babies and toddlers really) is the "issue" here

I take them to daycare.

During the pandemic it was closed. Also the biggest problem was usually one the oldest ones, not the younger ones.

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