Is RDP a good idea that can be accessed outside your LAN?

Hey All, I'm debating if its a good idea to setup a RDP which can be accessed outside of my house. So I can continue to work on my Raspberry Pi at work via VPN? I understand the risks and its important to ensure that the connection is secure and that your public IP address is not exposed unnecessarily. What would I need to do to prepare myself?

If you use a vpn then you don’t need te port forward

And if you use a vpn thats good then it’s inside your lan so not outside

just use ssh...