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This is what I was looking for! I love seeing other people's normal work setup.

I will tell you my story. I was doing part time freelance dev work when I was uni (/college). I was very proud of my setup. My siblings essnetially gifted me the entire setup a decent laptop, dual monitors, mechanical keyboard, MMO mouse with 12 programmable buttons. I didn't use the setup for entertainment just for freelance projects and sideprojects.

Then I got a "real" job working for a bank. I had to move out to a shared aparartment.

Oddly, I would often just imagine myself in desk. For some reason, imagining myself there acted like my meditation/zen place. Helped me sleep.

One of the main reason, why I left that job and now work execlusively from my home is my setup. It is pretty damn average but being there comforts me.



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