We have hot desking where I work, so I potentially could work from different desks more than one time a day. So I tend to keep things lean. I have only the following: my laptop, keyboard and mouse, notebook and pen, Skype headset, and some kind of drink. The weird bit of the setup is that I mouse with my left hand so that my right hand is free to write with, as that makes me more productive. The only optional thing is that if I don't have many calls booked that day then I'll have my iPod and headphones out also, but that's not always.
The rules we have is that if we're away for more than an hour we have to vacate the desk completely, so it pays to not have too much stuff out, as you'd just spend your day tidying and taking stuff out again.
It sounds terrible-but I've got used to it, and having a nice clear workspace is quite nice.
We have hot desking where I work, so I potentially could work from different desks more than one time a day. So I tend to keep things lean. I have only the following: my laptop, keyboard and mouse, notebook and pen, Skype headset, and some kind of drink. The weird bit of the setup is that I mouse with my left hand so that my right hand is free to write with, as that makes me more productive. The only optional thing is that if I don't have many calls booked that day then I'll have my iPod and headphones out also, but that's not always.
The rules we have is that if we're away for more than an hour we have to vacate the desk completely, so it pays to not have too much stuff out, as you'd just spend your day tidying and taking stuff out again.
It sounds terrible-but I've got used to it, and having a nice clear workspace is quite nice.
whoa! the benefits of ambidexterity!