Having a separate space is key for me. It makes a huge different to have a 'work zone' where I can eliminate distractions as much as possible and be focused when working.
The biggest issue for me personally, is setting boundaries with my SO when I am work from home. She works in-office full time, and when I work from home the 'honey do' requests start to leak in. In reality 'checking the fridge to see if we have x' is not a show stopping distraction, but those types of requests pile up and can interrupt the flow of work. I have to remind her a) I can't always respond in a timely manner, or b) be expected to do any little task (if I have time I will, but I shouldn't be guilt-ed if I say no).
The second biggest issue is turning off my brain at the end of the day. When I work in the office the commute home acts as a nice buffer and de-compression time to reset my brain before getting into 'real person' mode. When I work from home I tend to work longer hours and switching over to social mode is tougher.
It terms of setting boundaries with co-workers/bosses - this is mostly a team specific thing. Luckily my manger and their managers all do a good job of not being work-a-holics. Luckily, as a dev you are only ever required to be available outside your set hours if you are designated on-call or support.
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