It’s just as important to think of how you’re going to use the benefits of flexible working hours as it is to just have them.

• That connecting with family, friends and loved ones is based on not the number of hours spent in their company, but the quality of time focused on them without external distractions.
• That humans have a way of filling up “free time” with other tasks and responsibilities – be warned.
• And that replacing “saved time” such as commuting can be squandered on your phone and social media instead of living it in the present.