My most productive desk setup ever
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Today I'm running through my most productive desk setup ever and how I turned my basement into 9 key productivity zones.
Enjoy :)
Technology and Products Discussed in the Video
1. Productive Work Zone
27” Apple Studio Display Nano Textured Glass - amzn.to/3S1A74C
28” LG Dualup Monitor - amzn.to/3tE1jMx
Apple Studio Ultra M2 - www.apple.com
Canon EOS R - a.co/d/7nrVh3o
RF 15-35mm F2.8 Lens - amzn.to/48WcbWp
Logitech MX Mouse - amzn.to/3GzHzNe
Elgato Stream Deck XL - amzn.to/3FqcJpP
Orbitkey Leather Desk Mat - 10% Discount code MOB10 - bit.ly/3R8cLbB OR amzn.to/3S8gbwL
2.Podcast Recording Booth
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - amzn.to/3McdGG1
Shure SM7B Dynamic Mic - amzn.to/3Q4711O
CloudLifter Phantom Power - amzn.to/3Qme3QR
3.UA-cam Creation Corner
Sony FX3 - amzn.to/46Fzhig
24-70mm f2.8 GMii - amzn.to/46E8YsK
Sony A7Siii - amzn.to/3Mc4gKC
24 - 70mm f2.8 GM - amzn.to/3rXkcK3
Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Mic - amzn.to/3rThmps
Amaran 100D Light - amzn.to/3RzNU1s
Light Dome Mini - amzn.to/46X9sJP
Amaran F21x - amzn.to/3RBm9Wz
4.Conference Calls Couch
Insta360 Link - www.insta360.com/sal/link?ins... OR amzn.to/46H4j9M
LG OLED 65” C2 TV 120hz Refresh Rate - amzn.to/46vnMdj
Apple Mac mini M1 - amzn.to/46FtglF
5.Gamers Paradise
Microsoft XBox -amzn.to/4943QQA
Nintendo Switch - amzn.to/4943WYs
6.Writing & Journaling Oasis
Orbitkey Mat - 10% Discount code MOB10 - bit.ly/3R8cLbB OR amzn.to/3S8gbwL
PreSonus Eris E3.5 Bluetooth Monitors - amzn.to/3R7sK9u
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB-BK Turntable - amzn.to/407quDe
7.Music Corner
Fender Stratocaster - amzn.to/3rSXin9
Sheeran - amzn.to/3rSXin9
Drum Kit - amzn.to/481aFRk
8.Hobby Station
Akro Mills Parts Store - amzn.to/490yjik
00:00 Intro
00:44 9 Productivity Zones
02:17 Productive Work Zone
07:15 Podcast Recording Booth
07:51 UA-cam Creation Corner
09:38 Conference Call Couch
11:00 Gamers Paradise
11:13 Writing Oasis
12:49 Music Corner
13:43 Hobby Station
14:30 Relaxation Alcove
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You know what I loved about this? So many of these “desk” or “office” setups are done by some wealthy “under 30 year old” you tuber. They all honestly the exact same thing. Every one of these uses the mahogany wood and the exact same products. Yours was different. It was unique… obviously, you cared more about how the space works for YOU… vs loading the space up with LEDs and Grovemade peripherals. Nice job. As a 50 year old guy… I enjoyed the REALISTIC approach to your use and presentation.
Thanks Scott. Appreciate the positivity.
The Grovemade peripherals lmaoo they seem to be mandatory on every setup tour
When you grow older , you realise , your wife wont give you a room in the main house , so as we all must find newer spaces . like the attic and the basement or the garage to build our lil man cave , 'The Space that works for us '
The best "man cave" I've seen so far. Congrats - it's great, considering the space available.
Thanks buddy. Definitely turned a storage space into a livable one. I spend most of my waking hours in here so might as well make it nice 😂
Finally a real setup and not some copy and paste gaming setup. Love this room, I could get some work done here and feel comfortable. My favorite setup I've seen on UA-cam and I've seen a lot of them. Well done!
Wow. Thanks bud.
finally a setup not just for video gaming but for productivity and peace of mind. Thank you.
Music and journaling space…omg..so good!! I tend to sit down and start working with little intention. Thanks for the inspiration!
You are so welcome!
What I loved about this video is that it is realistic in terms of cost (with the camera exceptions lol). As a Solution Architect in the IT industry, I love it!
Your videos are one of the few I can't increase the playback speed of, thanks to your beautifully therapeutic delivery - new subscriber
What a nice thing to say. 🙏
Great video. Love the space. A man after my own heart. Reading/ Gaming/ Legos/ Naps/ Journaling. I have a family room that just might work. Thanks for inspiring me to do this!
You’ve given me so many ideas! I’ve been binging office setup videos because I’m doing an update of my space and I have to agree with the other commenters that yours is one of the few that’s outside of the box.
I really think you’re onto something with the stations. I realized a while ago if I had to bring my laptop downstairs and hook it up to my headset, I played so much less VR than if I had a computer that I left there. I told myself it wasn’t necessary since it only takes a minute but I just found myself doing it a lot less (I use VR games like Beat Saber as a workout, so that’s a negative for me lol) I think I need to incorporate that into my other spaces as well and make some stations. Thanks!! I’ll definitely check out your other videos 😊
I’ve been on a productivity kick and the algorithm did not disappoint. I agree on the journaling area - I’m trying to configure my creative station with an always available and open space for when in need to create.
Having a clear desk to journal is a game changer. Good luck with your search.
I love this office with multiple roles. I will definitely try some of these ideas like the relaxation corner. Also, the video is beautifully shot.
Such a versatile and cozy room! A lot of thought has definitely been put into it.
If no one said it by now, kudos for losing weight. You look healthier, much more put together and overall just much better. Your room is inspiring to say the least. Although I am sure your audience is predominately male, I’ll subscribe, why not?
Thanks Alex. What a nice thing to say!!! And delighted youve subscribed. Everyone is welcome here
Super creative ! And each of the work centers is very self-contained !!! Great going
I was wondering if you would upload an updated setup video since your garage conversion video and here it is! And honestly even better than I expected.
I discovered you a few days ago and have binged almost all your videos (I have a baby so it's as much of a binge as I can manage). I'm probably not your expected audience for your content but as someone who is very into EDC, watches, gear, and is gearing up to go back to the workforce soon it's nice to see someone with EDC that takes into account packing things for the kids.
Looking forward to all your future videos!
Thanks for watching so much of my content and I’m glad you relate to it. Babies are a lot of work. Sleep when they sleep. And white knuckle it. Both the best time and toughest time all at once. You got this 💪🏼
I really enjoyed this. It's great to see just desk setups, but I love tours of multifunctional spaces like this. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate it. I’m really happy with how this space works for me and removes friction from all of the things I’m trying to achieve.
I think this is my favorite video of yours this far. It felt informative, entertaining, and personal. Your multipurpose space is very well executed.
Thanks buddy. It took me a long time to make this video over several weeks to pull all the BRoll together. Appreciate the positivity.
I love this setup. It looks like a creatively crafted, very efficient space that is designed with specific goals in mind. Love the frictionless approach to filming videos. This video got my brain going about my own space. Thanks for sharing! :)
Productivity is all about removing by friction and I go out of my way to reduce it where possible. Glad you liked the video and thanks for the positivity. 👍🏻
Love this! And the description box makes it so easy for me to shop & buy some of the tech stuff I saw in your video. The stream deck looks amazing!!
I love what you’ve done and the thoughtfulness that went into it.
Thanks 😊
Very inspirational. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I’m currently separating my writing and design spaces so it was interesting to note you have done this as well. Overall, what a great workspace you have.
It’s a game changer. Once you separate them you’ll feel weird not writing in your writing space. Like trying to sleep in the kitchen. 😂
Amazing work/life/play place! And the video is great!
One of the best channels I sub recently. Right now I want to separate all in a room : work, gaming , music etc , this gives me good ideas
Good luck 🍀
What a perfect set up. The desk is stunning. Wow!
Thanks!
Really imaginative use of space that looks functional but pleasing to occupy. There is more than one thing I’ll change in my space as a result.
That’s great to hear and thanks for the positive feedback
Perhaps the best setup thus far! Beautiful and well planned out.
Thank you kindly!
Oh how I wish I’d had this advice months ago when I had to set up a permanent work-from-home desk. I have a long L-shaped desk but I don’t have zones - that’s a great idea! I used to have a relaxation zone and might revisit that as well. Loads to think about, thank you!
love it! Great set up and probably the most inspiring ive seen so far!
this is the exact video I needed.
1:39 using the paper and the cutouts is an amazing idea
You’re welcome
Such a versatile and cozy room! 👏✨A lot of thought has definitely been put into it.
Thank you!! 😊
This is amazing, would love to learn more about how you and your dad made the desk - looks incredible
Excellent productive set up. Pure mastery. I love it.
So glad!
That is one of the best spaces I have seen, it’s fantastic, I’m so jealous.
I really like the after hours zoom setup! If i had the space i would love to have something like that for the later night calls. Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching.
I love your videos and this space that you've created. Its just so pleasant. Keep up the awesome work Marcus!!
Thanks pal. What a nice thing to say. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Keeps me motivated.
This is great inspiration for the home office I am currently renovating! Great work Marcus!
Awesome! Thank you!
Dude such a cool space. I have a 8x12 exterior office (converted from a shed). Now you’ve got me thinking how I can make the most of it in new ways. Keep the great content coming!
Do it. 100% go for it. You can build it out over time. 👍🏻
Following up on this, I just finished installing my new floating desk in my office specifically for writing / planning. Stoked to get using it!
@@ColinMansfield love it! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for such an amazing video Marcus. Fantastic overview and very well produced. And then you had to add in the lego star destoyer construction in your hobby nook; given I have the lego super star destroyer lego in my home office this was a perfect addition.
Beautiful Setup! May you be blessed and enjoy your space for many years :)
Thank you so much!
This is what I’ve been waiting for! Awesome to see.
Boom! Glad you liked it.
Looks like a perfect man’s cave! I also use PreSonus speakers, the mouse, iMac Mini 2 Pro and I keep my keyboard next to my desk to chill. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very nice!
Thank you for sharing, Marcus!
Appreciated the video.
My pleasure!
It is the first time I see your channel, by far you deliver exceptional quality, the technology you use is great, everything in its place, in a functional and creative way, I congratulate you, you are very good. A space like this is a dream that I hope to achieve. Keep it up.
Welcome aboard!
Great work Marcus! Your channel has become one of my favorites ☘️
Saludos desde México ☀️
Thanks buddy. Much appreciated. Will do my best to keep you engaged 👍🏻
I was about half way through when I decided to subscribe. Very impressed by the content and your attention to detail. Very inspiring and motivational to get my own place fixed up, as I am about to start recording content for my solo channel and for my company.
Keep up the good work, Marcus!
- Erik
Love hearing it. Good luck with your content creation. It’s a real roller coaster when you’re getting started out.
Wow , thats a very cool Office/gaming/ everything space, thanks For sharing
Thanks for watching!
I love this video. Thanks for the small space inspiration.
You’re welcome. And thanks for the positivity. 👍🏻
@@MarcusCreates Anytime. I’m glad to have found your work. Have a great week!
What a fantastic space!
TY
Enjoyed the video! Thank you so much, Marcus! Let's to be honest, we all love our family, kids and friends, but...every man needs such space!!! This is the men's territory! And... you are from Ireland! The country I am dreaming to visit!
Beautifully made. I strive to have a room like this for myself. Great stuff Marcus.
You can do it! Thanks for the kind words.
LOVED the video, thanks for sharing!
No worries. Thanks for watching.
Amazing video! Amazing space! Thanks for sharing. 😎👍
Thanks for watching!
Dude, I've never seen a person who has the exact same identical hobbies and interests as me. Instant sub. I love your basement.
Awesome, thank you!
Holy cow I have been binging home office setup videos and this is the most inspiring by FAR. great work!
I have a semi-finished basement I'm considering converting into something like this. Any thoughts on flooring/walls/ceiling choices?
Awesome! Thank you!
Impressive setup - I will take it as inspiration for my next room as I am going to move in the next months. What I noticed is that it is quite hard to work and play on the same desk, thats what I want to change for sure in the future to have a dedicated work and productivity area and gaming / freetime area next to it on another part of the desk.
Fantastic video - clean and informative. Thank you. The section I personally struggle with is a reading space - I flip between separating my office workspaces from my books/library reading - and then merging them again. I dont have it right yet. I find that if you dont reduce friction (and distraction) reading time tends to go down super quickly.
For me, maybe it’s ADHD or something but I absolutely need to keep them separate. I need to click into ‘reading mode’. 😂
Just found your channel, and man I'm impressed! Now time to go binge all of your other videos!
Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy some of the other videos :)
Fantastic video. I have a great office space but you're inspiring me to want to reconfigure and upgrade it a bit. Thanks for all the superb links!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the support and good luck getting an extra 10% out of your space. 👍🏻
that whoop band is real tight on your bicep. they make a band specifically for your upper arm you know.
Great inspiration - much appreciated - cheers !
Welcome 🤗
Marcus... you have earned a new subscriber today. This video has inspired my to use my home office space in new ways! Thank you for the great content!
Yay!!! Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with the office. 🤗
Not only have i got some ideas for my workspace ive also got some work flow ideas for my day. Very similar to you with working in tech and music as a hobby!
That's awesome!
Love the setup, similar to mine. Game station, vinyl area, desk for work and projects, music area, similar colors. You do more with yours though and its further along, so taking some inspiration from your video and subscribing to the channel.
great video! thanks for the detail
Glad it was helpful!
I love your video
Thank you 🙏
Great video. I'm going to map out my office redesign to really build the areas I want as well - thanks
Glad you enjoyed it and good luck with the remodel
An inspiration to us all.
Thank you marcus awsome vid you gave me plenty great ideas for my studio
Glad you enjoyed it. Looks like you watched a couple of my videos. Thank you 🙏
The best home office I have seen !!!
Thanks buddy
You're living the dream!
Superb! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching and being so positive.
great video and also i love your energy! both very inspiring! subbed and looking forward to more!
Thank you so much!!
Love the fact you had Andrew playing in the background
His pretty hilarious
Love this. Great desk setup. Great room. Mine is 11x17 too but also functions as my gym. Anyway, you had me at guitars but I hit subscribe when you mentioned Warhammer in your hobby area.
This was great. As a writer and musician, that would be my dream setup. Something to aim for. Thanks! 😀
Absolutely loved this video Marcus! Really been enjoying your recent uploading spree but this one is a true stand out.
I'm a big fan of separate, purposeful spaces. In my own room I have productivity dojo just for work, a writing nook, a relaxation space, and a music corner. Your take on having a constantly set up UA-cam space and relentlessly clean work surface really resonates with me. I find minimizing friction is the best cheat code for maximizing efficiency.
I'd love to know more about the 15 minute nap and its benefits. You seem to be somewhat of an expert lol and I'm interested to your insight on it
Cheers!
I just wanted to add, your script for this video was fantastic. Every word was informative and you had nothing unnecessary, great edit!
Thanks buddy. I don’t script any of my videos so really appreciate the kind words.
I’ll do a video end of year on my New Year’s resolutions and how to create systems to achieve your goals. Will talk about the importance of a nap in that. 👍🏻
So nice to see that this is not the usual "see how many things I bought for my setup (Links in description)" video. Nice room you've built yourself there!
Thanks! It’s hard to balance actually showing the tech without it feeling like a sales call. 😂. I love the space. Makes me more productive than I’ve ever been before.
What a lovely room with such good energy! I enjoyed the "tour", thank you! I'm contemplating either a Mac Mini or a Mac Studio. You mentioned you upgraded from the Mini to the Studio, and I was curious what wasn't working for you with the Mini!
Beautiful setup sir!
Thank you kindly
I just went through your profile (as a new subscriber) looking for a tour on your office area after your pen video, thinking it looked so cool and well organized. I was a bit disappointed when I couldn’t find that video, but…here it is! Excellent videos!
Yay!! Thanks for the support and hope I can keep making content to keep you coming back.
The LG monitor is unique. I love taller aspect ratios for coding and working on documents, even for reading.
I found your Video trough a coincidence and i must say such a great setup. No unnecessary expensive Stuff und unneeded Stuff looks like a real workspace.
We are both dads in the bay, are in tech, like gadgets, I play bass, first person shooters and am envious of your space. I am gonna make one for myself now that I am back to corporate life and it’s inevitable that we are gonna be friends 😂
Impressive! It’s clever 👏
that was extreamly helpful and cool, you got me thinking to do the same, thanks mate
Glad I could help
Just came across your channel. Great video. Will binge watch a bunch of your videos next
Yay!!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Uniball is a solid go to pen.
My go to fountain pen most of the time is Lamy 2000. If I’m going to be writing a lot, I also appreciate the Pilot 823 which has a substantial ink capacity (also my go to for airplanes). A good EDC pen to clip to your shirt or to slide into a pocket is Pilot Vanishing Point.
I think my go to ink is Sailor Jentle Yama Dori. But for legal documents it’s hard to beat Noodler’s Black.
I haven’t put much time nor thought into ink to be honest. I’ve always just bought the ink the manufacturer recommends. I’ll have to put a little time into it and figure out what works for me.
Loved this!!
Thank you!!!
i love the space. having separate areas so you can immediately start on a project helps so much in actually starting them. i also noticed how you sneakily tried to avoid the xbox vs playstation debate by saying xbox while showing ps games, smart ;)
I have discovery you 2 days algo and you have already made me a new dream, to have a place like that in my country house.
I would love to know your productivity setup, Chrome extensions any recomendations for working apps.
Welcome aboard! That’s a great idea. I use a lot of tools through-out the day as well as a neat trick I use to help me with procrastination. You’ve got me thinking 🤔
First video and will gladly sub and follow the pod. All through great video!
Thank you
Consider swapping out the big money 15-35 lens with a RF Prime 16mm 1.8. The bokeh is actually better and the lens is only $300. You have built an awesome man cave out of a very small space! Great job!
Thanks bud 🙏
Always good to watch a fellow Star Wars nerd! 💪
There are many of us scattered throughout the galaxy 😂
Thank you for always having such well made and concise videos! Can you elaborate on the drawer srtup under the turntable? Thanks
Thanks buddy. Appreciate all the support. The white drawer behind me is a Husky Tool drawer. I use it to lock away my valuables and keep all my EDC organized. Would you be interested in a video on it?
Thanks for doing it.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting 😀
This setup and design is amazing! Such a solid video. Have you thought about painting that post behind you black to match the walls and blend in a little more?
Maybe. Do you think it would look better? Was mostly hoping to not walk into it 😂
A place like this keeps us men sane :)
😀
Great setup and inspiring video, Marcus. I was wondering what size your desk is.
Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Really liked all, but specially the music corner. It’s only missing a Les Paul 😜
I wish. I’m not allowed spend any more on guitars 😂