{"id":1390,"date":"2018-01-08T03:23:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2020-04-12T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T18:28:56","slug":"the-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/the-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"The desk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Working from a caf\u00e9, on your laptop, is a trifle at best and a trek if you’re carrying a laptop bag. A coffee shop, in my mind, is suitable for meetings, quick last-minute edits, chatting and “coffee” but the absolute worst for doing focused work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oh, look! There’s Paul at the coffee shop working on his laptop. Boy does he look engrossed. He must be very productive getting all his shit done,” said no person, ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This segues into why one should fashion their own Batcave. Or the close cousin, a desk in mom’s basement. A creative space (doesn’t mean artsy-fartsy, bruh!) equipped with all the bells and whistles turns me on. Like, a lot. It’s frightening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allow me to explain. A corner of your house or studio or mom’s basement, away from all the distractions is a space littered with natural light, decked with a loveseat or bed, to take power naps. Heck, throw in a bookshelf and hang art on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now the workstation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine a desk, preferably white and standing. Large enough for your imagination and small enough to fit in a downtown shoebox apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides your laptop, secondary monitor (only for high rollers) and speakers, the desk should have sufficient room to spread two books, a notepad, a coffee mug, a pair of wireless headphones, reading glasses, and your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing left to do now is to finish this rant. Run along now. Shoo!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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