Productivity Is a Mindset, Not a Location

I can crawl into furnaces, climb towers, and stand beside welders in the middle of a noisy fabrication shop.
I can also rent a quiet coworking office, open my laptop on a ship’s balcony, or answer emails from a café with my feet in the sand.

I’ve worked from high-vis coveralls to pajamas with a toddler on my lap.
The results? The same. Sometimes even better.

Because here’s the truth: productivity isn’t about where you are — it’s about how you work.

What the Numbers Actually Say

For all the debates about “returning to the office,” data paints a different picture:

77% of remote workers say they’re more productive from home than in an office (ConnectSolutions, 2024).
A Stanford University study found remote employees worked 17% more days per year and were 13% more productive than their in-office peers.
69% of companies reported increased productivity among remote employees (FlexJobs, 2025).
Remote workers save an average of 72 minutes per day by skipping the commute — and 40% of that time goes right back into work (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2024).
Office distractions? They’re real. Studies show up to 2 hours a day vanish into interruptions, small talk, and meetings that could have been emails.

The Mindset That Drives Results

I’ve seen it firsthand:

In an office, people can spend hours gossiping about coworkers.
In the field, I’ve met workers who look busy but aren’t actually moving the project forward.
And remotely, I’ve seen teams deliver ahead of schedule because they had focus, trust, and the flexibility to work at their best.

For me, flexibility is not about avoiding work. It’s about optimizing it.

Sometimes my job demands that I be on-site — crawling into tight spaces, inspecting welds, solving problems face-to-face.
Other times, my best work happens far from headquarters, where my focus is uninterrupted and my energy is high.

Because productivity isn’t tied to your desk’s GPS coordinates.
It lives in your mindset, focus, and commitment to deliver.

La productividad no depende del lugar donde trabajas, sino de cómo trabajas.
En mi experiencia, puedo estar en un taller, en una torre, frente al mar o en casa con un niño en mis brazos, y entregar resultados con la misma calidad. Las estadísticas lo confirman: el trabajo remoto no solo mantiene, sino que aumenta la productividad cuando hay confianza, enfoque y flexibilidad.
No se trata de evitar el trabajo, sino de optimizarlo. A veces, la naturaleza de mi profesión me exige estar en sitio; otras, mi mejor rendimiento ocurre lejos de la oficina, donde puedo concentrarme sin interrupciones.
La verdadera productividad vive en tu mentalidad, tu enfoque y tu compromiso, no en las coordenadas de tu escritorio.