Ask HN: What do you have in your office that inspires/amuses you?

#1

Post by reacharavindh » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 8:47 AM UTC

I finally have the luxury of a dedicated home office room after decades of living in apartments with some corner repurposed as office..

My office is pretty much blank other than a bunch of plants and I would love to hear what interesting things(posters, desk top sized marvels, whatever else) you have that inspires/amuses you while you work?

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#2

Post by seydor » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 8:50 AM UTC

a keyboard or guitar. mirror. a nice window on the side so you can rest your eyes far every few minutes. green plants within view

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Post by kratom_sandwich » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 10:13 AM UTC

What I always find inspiring is stationary, e.g. a stack of writing pads and some pens. Gives me a sense of possibility and lets me dream of being creative and sketching cool stuff.

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#4

Post by Raed667 » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 11:01 AM UTC

I keep a guitar on a stand next to my workspace, and reach out to it from time to time when waiting for a build.

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#5

Post by Jaruzel » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 12:24 PM UTC

Raed667 wrote: post #4

I keep a guitar on a stand next to my workspace, and reach out to it from time to time when waiting for a build.

I also have a guitar on my workspace. However it's job is to sit there and mock me for the past 10 years for not being good enough to learn how to play it.

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#6

Post by Jaruzel » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 12:27 PM UTC

Home offices, like most well used areas around the house tend to evolve organically as time goes on.

Without any preplanning, mine has a small wooden posable 'artists' hand that I fiddle with during calls, a small metal Twinings Tea vintage delivery truck, a Kinder Egg Batman figure who protects my router, and my guitar (see other comment).

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#7

Post by cpach » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 12:50 PM UTC

Maybe a stack of nice books!? Preferably about broader topics than just CS/math. Maybe throw in some history, philosophy, etc?

If you can afford to, maybe buy some nice oil paintings to hang there. Could be very inspiring.

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#8

Post by dominotw » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 1:19 PM UTC

cat tree. I love hanging out with my cat during workday.

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#9

Post by aynyc » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 1:23 PM UTC

Pictures of my family. Sounds corny but they inspire me.

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#10

Post by wernsey » Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

My mom once gave me a sign that reads "How can I think outside the box when I work in a cubicle"