Remote work slowly turned me into a complete shut-in and I genuinely didn't notice it happening until recently
A few days ago my friend asked if I wanted to grab coffee and my first reaction was actual stress because I realized I hadn't left my apartment in almost 4 days except to take out trash. I work remote, order groceries half the time, talk to coworkers on Slack and Discord all day and somehow convinced myself that counted as enough social interaction.
The weird part is i don't even feel miserable most days. That's what scares me a little. The routine became so normal that I stopped noticing how small my world got. Wake up, same desk, same walls, same tabs open, same hoodie, sleep, repeat. I used to casually go outside without thinking about it. Now it feels like an "event" I need to mentally prepare for.
Remote work improved my life in a lot of ways, but i think i underestimated how easy it is to accidentally isolate yourself when your entire existence fits inside one room.