Short spoken opinion by Matthew Kelly arguing that remote work delivers higher productivity than regular office attendance. He contends that commuting wastes time and that typical office days often involve low-productivity socializing; he prefers rare, high-quality in-person meetings (e.g., a day per month) over constant office presence.
I really don't think there's that much benefit to sitting next to people staring at a screen, pretending you're being productive because you're in the office. And the irony is, I think there's like, a misconception with certain more traditional people, even in my own network. They probably think, if you're not in the office, how can you grow a business? I would argue in many ways the opposite of that. Like, well, I'm not wasting two hours a day going to the office for a start, and then the two hours a day in the office that no one does any work because they speak to each other about weekends. I think in person stuff is really valuable. But my view on that is I'd rather do a day in person per month that is actually like quality time. Not just sat next to each other looking at a screen, not speaking. Because that's what offices are anyway, generally, than like, be in an office all the time and get less work done. Because that's what I found for myself the past few months, and I'd objectively get less done.
