This story is sponsored by Backyard Office Utah. Working from home is the new way of modern life. According to the Pew Research Center, about 22 million U.S. adults work from home full time.

More recently, Autonomous introduced an entire workspace, a plug-and-play backyard office called the WorkPod. Here, company product manager Brody Slade explains more about the new prefab office ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Justin Mauldin, 40, who built an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in his Austin backyard ... from home or shared office spaces like WeWork.