Synopsis
Apart with fuelling creative thinking, the bedroom can be a refuge from the chaos of home life.
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The stigma around working from bed will be broken.
For years, sleep experts have held one piece of common wisdom above all else: that devices have no place in the bedroom.
Yet since the pandemic began in March, millions of Americans have defied that guidance and begun working precisely where they sleep. They are drafting legal documents, producing events, holding client calls, coding, emailing, studying and writing, all from under the covers.
This wasn’t always the plan. Early on, many of them invested in desks and other equipment meant to make their homes as ergonomically sound and office-like as possible.