I’ve been writing a lot about AWS lately, so let’s take a breather. This is my little corner of the world (I call it my safe space, because the moment I sit here, I forget about the world). It’s where I fix work tickets, panic over uni deadlines, build side projects , and when my brain is fully cooked, it turns into my gaming spot ╰(°▽°)╯.
Here’s the tour.
The monitors. A curved MSI ultrawide in the middle for everything else, and a vertical one on the side just for code. Once you’ve read code on a vertical screen, going back feels like reading a book sideways.
The keyboard. An Ajazz with purple and white keycaps, and yes, it’s mechanical. I love mechanical keyboards, and honestly half the reason is the sound. There’s something so satisfying about that clacky typing noise, it makes even writing documentation feel a little bit fun.
The posters. “The future is yours to create” is my reminder that nobody hands you a path, you build your own. “Be kind to ur mind” is for the days when things don’t go to plan and I start being too hard on myself. It reminds me to slow down, take a breath, and give myself the same patience I’d give a friend. And the four leaf clover is just there for luck, because we could all use a little extra of that.
The cubes. I have undiagnosed ADHD, so fidget toys are a big part of how I stay focused. The Rubik’s cubes and the little maze cube give my hands something to do while my brain works through a problem. Without them, I’d be picking up my phone instead.
The gaming side. You’ve probably spotted the controllers everywhere and the shelf full of Switch games. Gaming is my favourite way to switch off. After a long day of debugging, nothing resets my brain quite like picking up a controller and doing something that has nothing to do with YAML.
Now it’s your turn. Drop a photo of your setup in the comments, or just tell me:
What’s one thing on your desk that isn’t tech, but you’d never get rid of?
What do you do to switch off after a long day of coding?
And if you game, what are you playing right now?
I’d love to see where you all code. :)💜
