I do use the external and multi monitor setup. I tried for awhile having them side by side but it didn’t work having to look slightly left or right all the time. I’ve tried working from just the laptop and it’s fine for awhile but not long term.

Now, I have my laptop open on a stand with Keepass full screen on one side, all my communications (outlook, zoom, slack) on the right, and all my focus items in the center. We’ll see how long that lasts.