A Geek Goes Flying

Done. I mean, it’ll probably always be a work in progress, but I’m done tweaking the space for now. Really happy with how everything came out. The workstation corner. The workstation corner and new sofa (featuring the Labrador) The Mac Pro (etc.) battlestation itself. The wire shelves, storage boxes, Tokyyo60 keyboards, headphones on stand, and radiator. The Desk: UpLift. UpLift Desk Redoing my home workstation (again), finally with a sit-stand desk (I’ve been meaning to do this for years , like, I found a Facebook post from 2014 asking for recommendations, back when my other furniture only provided a tiny space and UpLift didn’t have anything that would fit). I love my Sipo Mahogany 72x48" desk at the office (from 2016), so ... I started with a 48x24" solid wood UpLift desk from their clearance section , with an October coupon code. Went with the regular (non-commercial) V2 C-frame in black. Added the Advanced Comfort Flush keypad (the memory feature is worth $39 to me, v...

My desk, my browser windows overflowing with open tabs ... Too much clutter. Next week we’re rolling out practice management software ( finally ). Now is the time: Everything gets cleaned and kept clean. Minimal. Spaces used for working, for doing, not cluttered as unintentional storage. From Spring Cleaning: 7 Things in the Office That Need to Go! , the what: Digital Clutter: Doing okay with this. I only keep currently active files on my workstation / laptop, sync handled by NextCloud. I back up regularly to our server, and archive old files to the server as well. When we move to a cloud-based solution, this will be even more clean. Desk Clutter: This. OMG so much this. “Your desk should be a workspace, not a storage space. Clear off your desk, and only keep the essentials within reach. At the end of every day, try to clear off everything but the one or two tasks you plan to focus on first thing in the morning.” Unhelpful Alerts: I already have most notifications turned off, and hav...