Iterate better, friend and fellow author Dorothy Grant keeps telling me. If something isn't working, make changes until it does. I started doing that several weeks ago when I moved the desk off the wall to the center of the room. This afternoon once I'd shut down the work laptop, I cleared it off the table I've been using as a desk, moved all the monitors and cables, and slid the new desk into position. A gift from a friend, it's a beautiful thing, and it's huge. I have so much room!
Did I mention it's pretty? That doesn't affect the function, I realize, but it makes me happy when I look at it.
Wood grain is endlessly varied, and this desk has a gorgeous finish.
I have room for both monitors, both computers, a freestanding keyboard - which I am typing this post with - and various external gadgets. It will take me some time to get everything reconfigured the way it will work best, but that's the thing. It's continuous improvement, iterating better, rather than trying for perfection on the first attempt and giving up when you inevitably fail.
I'm using an old rolltop desk insert as a monitor stand.
I may wind up with the monitors on arms, although I cringe at the idea of bolting anything to the wood top of the desk. Right now the cables are managed with Velcro strips (so handy!) and will probably stay that way because again, I'm not putting holes in this desk. Will see, after I've used this setup for a while, what I need to do to make it more comfortable for working at it. Might not have to do much at all at this point! I'm pretty happy with it.
Now, I have got to start disciplining myself to write more. Use the muscles to get comfortable with this keyboard - it's annoying me currently as I try to type on it and make innumerable typos.
Switching posture and putting my wrist pad in front of it isn't helping much. Going to take time to relearn how to type. Or something. Like a different keyboard. I'm used to the chiclet keyboard on the laptop and this one isn't a full mechanical but it's the tighly-arranged but deep keys that keep tripping my fingertips.
Enough of the warm-up exercises! On to the real deal...
Setting up for work.