Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video so over the last few years of
working from home i've learned that my workspace or my desk setup has a huge impact on just how
productive i am so i've tried to create an area that only keeps me productive but also inspires me
to create be positive and generally somewhere that i look forward to sitting each day so if you've
followed me for a while on youtube or over on instagram you'll know that my desk setup has gone
through some changes over the last couple of years my last setup tour was in 2020 so i wanted to show
you around my new desk setup covering what i've changed added and removed everything is linked
in the description so if there is something that you like in today's video you can check that out
let me start with the desk that i'm using so this is a motorized stand-in desk from autonomous and
it gives me the flexibility of changing how i work each day whether i sit or stand depending
on how i'm feeling it allows me to swap between sitting and standing at a press of a button
so i've actually programmed the first button to lower itself to my normal seating position
and the second button to my standing position all four buttons can be set to whichever height i
would like or i can just press and hold the arrow keys to tweak it manually so the legs are from
autonomous these are the SmartPro legs but the top is actually an oak kitchen workshop that i picked
up locally now autonomous do sell their own table tops but i wanted something different so i picked
this up instead i then cut it to size stained it and waxed it and it means if i wanted to change my
desk in the future i don't need a whole new desk i can just replace the wood on top i think the
dark wood with the black legs works really well i think it fits in nicely with the wood and gray
theme that i tried to create so above my desk i've got this wooden shelf i'm using to display
some random things which are personal to me i've got my silver play button which i got from youtube
for passing 100,000 subscribers now i'm not only massively thankful for this but it also reminds
me every day to keep creating then i've got these playstation icons from geek made designs these are
made from walnut now these represent my love for gaming in a kind of like a clean and subtle way
so if you follow me for a while you know that i'm a massive playstation and in general a gaming fan
so i really really like these icons now these were originally custom made for me i
actually reached out to them and this is what i wanted creating then due to the popularity they
actually started selling them on their website i've got another set of these under my tv
so if these are of interest i get no commission of any kind if you want to check the link out in the
description you can buy these for yourself then i've got an original chili's water bottle here
in matte black for no other reason than i like the look of it and then next to that is my iphone box
now this box represents my youtube journey so far as you probably already know i create all
the videos on this channel with an iphone and as for the shelf well this is a nine pound shelf from
ikea it's called the stocked storp i believe it comes with three pieces of pine wood and these
metal brackets out of the box it wasn't the color that i needed obviously so i sanded it back and
actually applied five coats of wood dye to give it this more kind of rustic look it's probably
one of the cheapest shelves that i could buy but i think the finished look is exactly what i wanted
to go for and i'm really happy with the style the screen i'm using is the 32 inch un80 from lg
so it's a 4k usbc monitor that replaces the 27 inch one that i had before now i know most will
opt for an ultra wide monitor and you might be surprised that i didn't but with the space that
i've got here i feel the 32 inches probably perfect for me is enough screen to be able
to multitask and snap two windows if i need to but it's not too big that it takes over my entire desk
but what i really like about this monitor is the ergo stand that it comes with so this arm
basically allows me to rotate turn and pivot it any way that i need it's also got cable management
built into the arm so it keeps my obsession with hiding cables under control i've added a lifx led
strip to the back of the monitor and i've actually removed the lifx beam that i used to have on the
wall these lights give a nice glow and it means i can change the overall look of the setup just
by swapping the colors generally though i have it set to white while i'm working so this is a desk
shell from grove made now usually you would put a monitor on top of it but obviously i don't need to
do so because of the ergo stand of my monitor so instead i'm using this desk shelf as kind of like
a desk tidy also i like the extra level that it provides to my desk so the top here is made from
walnuts and the legs are kind of like a thick foam material then there's a little shelf on the side
now this is typically where i keep random things including my playstation vita my wallet and my
notebook as well generally i'm trying to keep what's on my desk to a minimum so this little
shelf is just enough space for me to keep just a few things in there without filling it with
lots of clutter and with this dash shelf you can actually alternate it so you could have the shelf
on the left hand side or you could have it on the right hand side if you rotated the entire shelf
so these speakers are a new addition to the setup as previously i just use headphones
while listening to music these are the kanto yu2s and they are in walnut now before i bought these
i was a little bit worried that they would maybe add too much wood to the setup but overall i think
this works they are mains powered but they have a usb interface so it means i can plug them straight
into my macbook or my monitor i do usually have them on really quietly while they work
and although they are pretty small the overall sound quality is really impressive they don't
provide much bass though so at some point i might add a sub under my desk although i don't really
play them loud enough to justify one yet attached to the side of my desk i'm using the Shure mv7
mic now i use this to record my voiceovers on my channel it's a usb mic that plugs straight
into my mac and it's also got a headphone out for monitoring my own voice although i use software to
monitor the levels while i'm speaking it's also got a cool led indicator on the mic so you're
able to see if your audio levels are okay i've actually swapped the pop filter from the mv7
to the sm7b it does a better job of reducing those plosives when i talk plus i like the overall look
of the longer filter so the Shure mic is attached to this mic arm this is the blue yeti compass now
i had this from before when i used to have the blue yeti x i think this is the nicest looking
mic arm that's out there i like the solid tubular design plus the cable management is great for
hiding the usb cable out of sight so this mic and mic arm is definitely my current favorite combo
above the mic there's this black print so i get a lot of comments about this over on instagram but
ultimately it's a small prompt to myself each day it's too easy to overthink everything or spend too
long thinking about the process rather than just getting on with it so this to me is saying don't
worry be fearless get it done it'd be right in the end it was either this or something original like
live laugh love okay so on my desk i'm using the very popular combo set this is the logitech
mx master keys with the mx master 3 mouse so i've been using this combo for about a
year now and they're really nice to use they're both bluetooth and they can be charged via usbc
so looking at the keyboard it's got a really nice low profile but the keys are really nice
to type on now as i generally use both windows and mac most days i can actually swap between
the two systems and use them on both systems just by tapping the button on the keyboard and there's
a little button on the bottom of the mouse as well the mx master iii mouse is perfect though
now it feels and it fits in my hand really nicely plus i've never had any kind of cramp or pain
especially from using it for five to ten hours a day now i often use this side scrolling wheel
that's on the side of the mouse here now this is absolutely awesome now i actually use this quite a
lot so i'll use this for scrolling through video timelines while editing for example or any kind
of horizontal navigation under the keyboard and mouse i'm using this wall felt desk pad so it's
something that adds a little bit of protection to my desk but it also adds a nice contrast to
the wood top it also feels very soft to the touch and it doesn't snag at all when using the mouse
which is often a concern so the one that i'm using here is the medium size in dark but grove may have
various different colors and sizes on their site then in the corner here something i missed before
this is a plant called the sanseviera plant now it's perfect for me because it adds a nice bit
of color to the corner because it also means it needs very little water and it's quite hardy so
it'll be fine in both the sun and in low light so powering my setup is a 2018 15 inch macbook pro
it does what i need and so far it's been perfect for editing photos and then creating my weekly
youtube videos i actually have it sat in one of these walnut docks from grove made so he's
got this kind of nice walnut piece on the side but on the inside it's got that same felt that
i've got on my desk pad so it's nice and soft and it's obviously going to protect the macbook when
it slides in and out i will eventually go for an m1 macbook pro especially when they announce a 16
inch version but right now i'm in no rush as this does everything that i need in front of this i'm
using a walnut mag safe stand now i usually have my phone on silent with very limited notifications
on but for every notification it would come through i would either pick it up and look at
it or kind of lean over the phone to see what the message was whereas now i can just kind of glance
to one side it will unlock my phone with face id i can obviously preview those messages there i
don't really like having too many cables on show but while i'm using my macbook i usually have the
power cable an ssd mic headphones speakers and the monitor plugged in so what i've got hidden under
this desk tray which i didn't show you before is i've got one of these anchor usb docs now full
disclosure Anker did send me this out as a gift but there was no request for a review so i'm only
showing you this as i'm actually using it but it now means i have just one usb cable which is
a thunderbolt 4 going to my macbook which not only charges my mac but it sends everything else that's
plugged into the dock straight to my mac it looks neat it's tiny and if i wanted to plug an sd card
or network cable into it well i could the only downside which i have actually raised with them
is there should definitely be more usbc ports on the back i don't really like the fact that
if i wanted to plug in the display or my macbook or other usbc devices i'd have to plug it into
the front which then means you're going to see a cable which for me just isn't good enough so this
is a retractable usbc cable i used to have this actually plugged into the back of my monitor but
i've now plugged it into the dock itself and what it means is if i want to charge anything whether
that's the keyboard the mouse my osmo or any other usbc device i can actually just pull it out plug
it in and charge it and obviously retract that usb back into the sleeve and with my macbook i'm using
loads of these sandisk extreme ssds i use this for everything whether that's storing my videos on my
photos and backups for the macbook itself they are fast they are small they are cheap and so far they
are pretty reliable so i mentioned before that i don't like seeing cables or wires in my setup
so when it comes to cable management i wouldn't say i was great at it i'm just very good at hiding
them so i don't like to see any cables while i'm looking at my setups whether that's my tv or my
desk setup so anything i can do to minimize that i will generally speaking most cables are tucked
away out of sight either using black insulation tape if they're strapped to the side of the desk
legs i've also got a cable tidy under the desk itself now this is where the power bricks and all
the extension sockets will go so it's not neat by any means i don't claim it is but it means
it keeps all of those kind of cables out of sight and it means by looking at my desk it looks really
really tidy the chair that i'm using here is the ergo chair pro which is also from autonomous now
i think i've had this chair for about 18 months now in fact it's probably the oldest part of my
setup so it's comfy it has loads of adjustments for height back tilt and arms plus the mesh on
the back feels pretty supportive i also think visually for a chair it's not bad looking it's
definitely a lot nicer than a lot of chairs that are out there under the chair i've got one of
these floor mats which makes using the chair so much easier compared to the carpet underneath
this mat is pretty thick so it doesn't flex much when you're using it plus it's got these little
spikes which helps it stick into the carpet in terms of future plans for this setup i don't
really have many future plans i might change the mic for the sm7b as i seem to be changing my mic
every few months at the moment i might swap the wood top for something darker and maybe get a sub
but that's pretty much it really is there anything that you would change to my setup and if you're
wondering what the color of my walls are as i seem to get that question quite a lot it's called chic
shadow from dulux it's the same color throughout my entire house well that was my 2021 desk setup
tour this is my worker from home setup where i try to be as productive as possible not only for
my day job but for my youtube and other work that i do i hope you enjoyed it and that you like my
setup maybe you've got some ideas for your own don't forget everything shown in today's video
is linked in the description so if you want to check those out you can do so now thanks
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