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A basic principle of ancient Chinese Feng Shui is that you should not sit with your back to a space. In other words, you need to have your back against a wall, not your face facing a wall. I believe there is a reason for this. When there is a space behind you, human instinct forces you to pay a subconscious attention on that space (we are very alert to danger from behind), making it harder to concentrate on what is i…
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This is why ultrawides are very comfortable, you can focus on the center region where 2x monitors likely have their edges meeting.
I repurposed a 43” 4K TV as a monitor. The thing I’m working on goes roughly in the middle, everything else is sprawled out wherever.
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It's a bit snobby, both shelving and the desk. Now when I checked his website in little bit more detail I get that feeling more and more. Looks like someone who brags about a lot of things he owns and cannot shut up about it.
That’s a rude and terrible thing to say about someone you don’t know. I guess hiding behind anonymity gives people courage.
> And moving the chair from one side to the other is enough to change the context. I think it would be better to have the analog side on the opposite side of the desk, so you wouldn't be able to peek at the screen so easily and get distracted.
I don't think people are too (d|n)umb to realize that it's a great setup, it just requires a fairly large room to pull it off.
Wow this guy has the 606 Vitsoe Universal shelving [1] and USM Haller desk [2] A dream setup. [1] https://www.vitsoe.com/us/606 [2] https://us.usm.com/collections/tables-desks
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I repurposed a 43” 4K TV as a monitor. The thing I’m working on goes roughly in the middle, everything else is sprawled out wherever.
Which? I like this idea.
Wouldn’t recommend it, but I already had it.
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I have a study furnished solely with IKEA furniture. Billy bookshelves, Galant tables, a wall shelf, etc. Tables are really well made. So are the bookshelves. They are sturdy, high quality and withstand to abuse. There are high quality items, and there are fine and high quality items. What he uses the latter. Take an example. He uses fountain pens (so do I). Montblanc inks, a Lamy 2000. They are not expensive for wha…
I couldn't resist reading this in Patrick Bateman's voice!