Ask HN: What do you keep at/on/in your desk?
I'm curious what sort of things people keep at their desks. It can be art, books, yo-yo's, drinks, etc.
Very specific pens - pilot - G2
And then my usual setup - Macbook, Thunderbolt display, wired keyboard, apple mouse
The features I wanted:
1. It had to be able to serve as a mouse pad 2. It needed to be wire bound on the side so that it could lay flat 3. It had to be thick enough but not too thick(subjective)
It took me many months and probably 2 dozen notebooks to arrive at this one.
The desks here have docking stations, but because I am a contractor I don't receive the same laptop as FTEs. Of course, it isn't compatible with the docks, and so I can't just "sit down and work" as everyone else. I have to find a power outlet which isn't always available. And if I am feeling ambitious, disconnect everything from the dock and plug it into my laptop.
Who's idea was it to have open hoteling space for desks :|
The timer is shaped like a chicken — I think I got it in the kitchen section a few years ago — but I'd like to find something simpler / more aesthetically designed. Timeboxing is really important to my dev work especially as a contractor.
My desk is a simple tabletop with no drawers or cabinets.
I set a goal of cleaning off my desk every night before I stop working.