The idea of working from home always sounds most alluring to those who have never actually done it: no commutes, flexible schedule, no coworkers lurking behind your back when you’re online planning your next golf trip. And with ObamaCare eliminating the shackles between full-time employment and health insurance, there’s never been greater temptation to cut the office cord and strike out on your own. But I have a strong feeling that the following scenario may sound all too familiar to those of you drafting copy, creating code, and navigating the business world from the supposed comfort of your living rooms.

You wake up in the morning, maybe eat some breakfast, say goodbye to your girlfriend, wife, kids, or roommate. Then, oh no, what do you do? The silence in your house mocks you. Your day sits in front of you as empty (and scary) as a blank screen to an author with writer’s block. Before you know it, it’s 3 p.m., you’re wearing whatever you slept in, you haven’t showered or accomplished a shred of work, and you’ve spent hours online comparing deals on moustache wax — when you don’t even have facial hair.