Your analysis about why cafe working works makes sense. You have a purpose for being there and the environment provides the right social-but-not-interactive buzz to help you feel productive. The biggest thing that keeps me from cafes (besides COVID) is that I am at a point where having a large external monitor is really helpful for working. I usually have multiple docs open at the same time and being able to see them all at the same time speeds my workflow. But for a single document, say designing a learning flow, a cafe can be a good setting.
Your analysis about why cafe working works makes sense. You have a purpose for being there and the environment provides the right social-but-not-interactive buzz to help you feel productive. The biggest thing that keeps me from cafes (besides COVID) is that I am at a point where having a large external monitor is really helpful for working. I usually have multiple docs open at the same time and being able to see them all at the same time speeds my workflow. But for a single document, say designing a learning flow, a cafe can be a good setting.