What uncommon items do you recommend for making your personal office space ideal?
Standing desk is a game changer. I would refuse a job offer that would require I work in-office and not provide a standing desk.
Candles - I’ll light one when working late at night and put some vaporwave music on, and this is easily when I’m most productive (majority of my job is excel monkey work). The light flickering on the walls is soothing. Reminds me of watching the ocean from a high balcony as it’s a moving visual that’s never exactly the same. There’s a reason people play millions to live on the beach.
Drink Coaster - I have a nice leather set I got from a vendor at my old job.
6ft charging cable - mine might be even longer. Great flexibility to have my phone in different positions.
Open window - I love being able to open the window behind my desk and have the cool night breeze come in. Keeps the candle from not becoming overpowering.
Items I’d like to add include a keyboard with lights. I can’t see my keyboard at night as I dim tf outta my monitors. Might spend the money myself to get a nice one.
Also want a mouse with the front / back side buttons. My personal mouse has it, but I use my work keyboard / mouse combo which don’t have it. It’s a nice work one, but could be better.
wireless chargers. its nice to just put your phone down and it's charging. don't have to think about where the wire is or plugging it in. only downside is that your phone isn't charging when you're using it but if you're working anyway then your phone prob isn't in your hand
I also really enjoy my google home. I ask it the weather when I wake up and I ask it to put reminders on my calendar. it's like having an assistant.
I don't have google home, but I have a smart home and have to say the thermostat control on the iPhone is game changing. I'm very particular about temperature and adjust it slightly and it works perfectly.
Call me oldsschool, but my desk is the snack stop. I go out of the way to buy snacks and keep them on my desk for everyone. For F&F above, so many times I've had podcasts and tv mess with my Alexa, so it's almost more of a liability than an asset sometimes.
my google home is like that
I'm a super audiophile and have a big desk with large Bose bookshelf speakers with old school wiring and a Sony receiver. No speaker sounds as good as these Bose speakers. I have a little iPod and play Pandora on them, it's great. I've had these speakers for 14 years.
You just totally contradicted yourself bud. Bose is trash. Run some Paradigms or Regas with either a Rega or NAD amp. Mcintosh amp would be the ultimate.
Ohhh ok good to know
Two things have helped me tremendously
I've only every used Windows and I've been strongly opposed to Mac.
I always thought with Excel and Finance especially, Windows had been more common. What made you change your perspective and side with Mac?
What are some of the features you find most enjoyable/beneficial?
He's probably someone more senior in career where he doesn't need to be in the weeds in excel as much
Minifridge under the desk with beers. Occasionally the more senior guys will stop by and kill an hour in the late afternoon because they know there's beer in there. Blessing to drink at work + facetime with the seniors both in one package
that's one of my favorite things about CRE
Not sure if these are "uncommon", but I just got my own office a couple of months ago, so I figured I'd share. For context, our office is a modern renovation inside a very old building, so lots of exposed brick, high exposed ceilings w/ black MEP showing & all that stuff. It's a vibe.
However, my office felt a little sterile. White drywall, floor-to-ceiling windows, and it just felt kind of dead. Think of the new Axe Capital office in Billions S3-5. It's a great modern space, but it feels a little cold.
My biggest recommendation is to get a plant. I have a 6' tall Birds of Paradise that sits in the corner, and it makes me so happy to look at. It's a beautiful green color that cuts in through all the white, and really makes the space feel a little cozier. I have a couple of prints from Virginia Garcia Costa - look her up, she's an Argentinian artist who specializes in geometric pieces with natural elements. Very cool stuff.
For tech, my recommendations are an extended mousepad - I have an 11x35" Belkin pad that my keyboard and mouse sit on, and it works great, aesthetically and practically. The former guy in my office got sleek C&B electronic shades that are hardwired into the space, so if you can get anything like that it's great. It's controlled from a touchscreen USB hub on my desk, and closing them without getting up is a game changer.
I don't quite have the space for more than a couple of chairs, but I wish that I could kind of get a lounge space w/ a couch and a table set up. I'll take what I have for now though, I'd say my current office is around 10x11'. Any other recommendations feel free to let me know.
Edit: I just saw that you meant your personal office space, so my apologies. I'd be happy to share those as well, but a lot of what I said above applies.
a room that isn't my bedroom
I love my home office, it includes:
This guy gets it. All I'd add is a third monitor, all at least 27". Unless you have to use your laptop as the third of course. And good cue on the IPS. You spend all day looking at a monitor, make it worthwhile. Steelseries mousepad, something as competent as Logitech K845 or Das since you're also using that keyboard all day too.
Das is a very nice keyboard. At home I use the Realforce PFU Ltd which has Topre switches
I am a tech person, and I experimented with many gadgets and tech to make my workspace ideal for a 12hr a day programming. Here is what I settled on to make it a special for my needs:
Here are some photos I took of my workspace a few months ago.
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