Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#1

Post by magneticz » Tue, May 26, 2020, 7:16 AM UTC

Since the pandemic started, I am working from home 100% (like a lot of others). Initially, I just created ad-hoc work place, with table and chair I have at home.

Now I want to make a proper WFH setup, thinking about furniture, monitor holders, laptop stand, keyboard, mouse etc.

What is your favorite (home or office) setup, what are essential things for your productivity and what are nice to have?

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#2

Post by zkirill » Tue, May 26, 2020, 8:30 AM UTC

My work from home and work on the road setup is a yoga mat. I found that my shoulder and back health were severely degrading after years of sitting and despite daily physical exercise, and this was the only solution that reversed that pattern for me.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#3

Post by p1esk » Tue, May 26, 2020, 9:04 AM UTC

what are essential things for your productivity

Interesting problems to solve.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#4

Post by babygoat » Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:17 PM UTC

p1esk wrote: post #3

what are essential things for your productivity Interesting problems to solve.

How does WFH factor into that?

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#5

Post by giantg2 » Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:17 PM UTC

I have a desk with a personal desktop and a basic computer chair. I can put my laptop on top of the keyboard when sitting or put it on top of my desktop tower to stand. I have an antifatige mat for standing since the floor is not carpet.

I think a dual monitor setup could be the only thing that would improve my setup. I haven't gotten around to setting up my desktop monitor to work with the laptop.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#6

Post by tstegart » Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:34 PM UTC

Here's one law professor's setup. I thought the telepromter was a nice touch if you have to do a lot of presentations. https://reason.com/2020/05/24/my-new-eight-monitor-display/

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 26, 2020, 3:40 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#8

Post by ivylee » Tue, May 26, 2020, 6:41 PM UTC

I wrote about my favorite setups at https://bestwfh.com/best-work-from-home-setups/. It was quite an interesting journey of discovery.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#9

Post by p1esk » Tue, May 26, 2020, 7:46 PM UTC

babygoat wrote: post #4

p1esk wrote: post #3

what are essential things for your productivity Interesting problems to solve.

How does WFH factor into that?

I was already WFH, so as far as the setup nothing has changed.

I worked with several very productive people, and not one of them cared about workplace setups. I remember I asked my boss (the founder of a company which later got sold for half a billion) why doesn't he get an external monitor, and he said alt-tab works good enough for him. All he needed was his laptop and a place to sit. He seemed to be equally comfortable working at home, in the office, or on the plane.

If I'm interested in what I'm doing I will be productive. If not, no setup will help.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Work From Home setup

#10

Post by magneticz » Tue, May 26, 2020, 8:07 PM UTC

ivylee wrote: post #8

I wrote about my favorite setups at https://bestwfh.com/best-work-from-home-setups/ . It was quite an interesting journey of discovery.

wow, there are already platforms that cover this topic. Cool, thanks for posting it