Is my remote experiences strange or do other remote workers not have some sort of chat where people ask if you've got a minute and drop in a video conference link if they need a quick chat on something?
No idea, but yes, that's exactly how we do it. We've been full remote since COVID and honestly, I don't think any of us would want it any other way but we're a very small team so not representative of larger trends.
I've had to cook from scratch for many years because I've lived with people with various food restrictions and sometimes that's just the easiest way to do things.
That said, you really don't need to spend 1-2 hours a day on cooking. If you put a little time in and level up on some basic skills, you can make shockingly good meals in 10-20 minutes.
It's mostly a question of figuring out what you like and getting good at making those things, then generalizing the skills you have into making more things.
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