I prefer going to the office, not because of the social aspect, but because I strongly prefer separating my work from my personal life

I really enjoyed back when working from the office was optional and I was the only one showing up!

I'm lucky in that I converted a rather fancy woodshed into an office/lab with lots of Ethernet ports so my work can stay in there. When I was I the house it wasn't as good since I could still hear the slack and email noises from the lounge etc.

This helps A LOT. I am also extremely lucky enough to have a separate structure on my property that acts as my WFH office. It's got a window, a closing door, two desks, enough room for plenty of monitors, gigabit ethernet, and is totally separate from the chaos of a home with kids. That 10 second walk from home to office is sufficient to get me from "home mode" to "work mode".

> I could still hear the slack and email noises from the lounge

Holy Ahura Mazda! You have intrusive notifications enabled? That's not a good idea even when working in the office...

For me, it’s a combination of flexibility, avoiding a daily commute, and having my own private, focus-enhancing office as opposed to the interruption fest that is modern offices.

Well... what would be interesting isn't how people justify WFH to themselves but some provable correlations.

I could list my reasons too but I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be it for real. We're good at making up reasons for ourselves.