For my part, I have a private office, but find that I sometimes work better from a coffee shop or other (non-home) location. I have employees who work from him remotely very effectively, but I've never found that to be a great option for me, even when I'm home alone. In my case, I don't think I'm very mentally…

#correction under NearlyFreeSpeech graphic, first sentence, "takes an interesting tact" should be "takes an interesting tack".

#correction under NearlyFreeSpeech graphic, first sentence, "takes an interesting tact" should be "takes an interesting tack".

I ran the last couple of miles of a half-marathon in my socks once, because my feet swelled to the point where my right foot was starting to go numb with my shoes on. It definitely is a different foot-strike, but I'd probably run that way more often if I knew that the courses I ran would be clear of debris.