At my home, I have a 27" 4K LG monitor hooked up to a 15-inch MacBook Pro. I don't carry that outside (though I totally could), but this setup works for me. I have a 13" laptop that I carry with me all the time. Even around the house, I find myself working at my laptop for the sake of convenience (like that you mentioned).

I've used just a laptop for the majority of my life too. I think many people get hung up on trying to set up the perfect home office from the get-go that it often feels like a chore. I know I've personally talked to a few people who were stressing over 'designing the "perfect" home office.'

I agree with what you said. The perfect home office is what works for each individual. And if it takes a while to figure out what they need and build that up over time, everyone should take that time and not feel rushed.

One thing I absolutely emphasize is getting a good chair first. Most of us probably have desks or tables that we can start using right away before we go out and buy a dedicated work desk, but an ergonomic chair? I doubt we have one lying around.

Here are two pictures of my desk taken some months ago (I keep changing my keyboards and I've switched back to using a Magic Mouse 2, but other than those two, everything else is exactly as shown here.)