When was the last time you did something hard? I don’t mean hard in the sense of life’s everyday friction—the interruptions at work, the overpacked schedule, or even the twenty-four-seven news cycle. I mean something that you intentionally sought out that was challenging, either intellectually, emotionally, or physically. Can you even remember the last time? Over the past six years, I haven’t challenged myself much. Since the pandemic, I’ve adopted a softer approach to life,

One of the biggest questions I get when I tell people I'm a work-from-home writer is, “What is working from home like for you?” While...