It's me, holding my cap in the wind. Wearing sunglasses. Short beard, slight smile. Sun in my back. Vincent's Blog
June 23rd, 2026

No desk?

I've been wondering about my desk lately, and its purpose. There has also been a fundamental shift for myself on how I think about computers too — what even is a computer these days?

Do I have to always sit at my desk? Why does the desk dominate the room with a screen on it, always visible?

Should I get a smaller desk? Maybe I can sit on a cushion on the floor where my desk sits now. Perhaps a standing desk, because I don't like being stationary for too long. But no, that is also a desk.

Creativity doesn't always strike at my desk either — in fact it is quite the opposite too many times.

I do need a desk though. I don't have a laptop, so I am stuck with a big screen — perhaps that's changing soon. Who knows.

So, now I am planning. Do I need a desk?

Work can happen anywhere — at the old (the one I am sitting at now) desk, the dining table, kitchen counter, my bed, a coffee shop like good old times.

No desk also means less emphasis on technology sitting there, waiting to be used. Calling out — "hey, I am here, look at me with my dark screen" — waiting.

I am planning on no desk. That's my aim.

Intentional.

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