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Nice article. As someone who has never worked at a normal office, I'm glad that you're finding remote work better.

I'm in my mid 20s, I do contract work and has several personal projects that I have high hopes for. But there are moments when I'm bored/stuck when I think having a coworker nearby whom you could instantly talk to would be better.

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Just because you are remote doesn't mean you can't instantly talk to coworkers. Just call them by phone/skype/hangouts/screenhero.

My remote working friends and I have a slack group where we hangout and chat about stuff, it is great you never feel alone.

Conversely, just because you're in an office doesn't mean you can instantly talk to the right coworker.

I find on-site has high-bandwidth communications but limited productivity because of distractions.

Remote is the opposite.

However - it's usually easier to find ways to increase bandwidth than to remove distractions in a shared space.

This works, but can't beat talking in-person, at least in my case.

That said, I still don't consider going to a regular office. Should try a coworking space.

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