We felt helpless about what was going on in the world, and decided to put our abilities towards something practical. I wrote this free book (which Joe edited and published) with generous input from dozens of veteran telecommuters and freelancers with hundreds of years of collective work-from-home experience. We all want to help ease the transition for a few weeks or months for people setting out on a new, fraught journey of being productive in a new environment, often with family or roommates all around.