People often struggle to get into "the zone" when working from home and you give some great tips here - visiting coffee shops is a favourite of mine!

On the point about not being too hard on yourself, I think you're absolutely right - people forget how much time they wasted when working in an office environment e.g. commuting, "water-cooler chats" and .... endless meetings!!!

It's not for everyone, but the ability to work from home/on-the-move is going to become more prevalent and will be a useful skill to hone :)