Off the clock

The Lab

where the magic happens

01 — The space

My Desk

This is my current minimalistic setup.

My desk setup
Tap the markers — everything on this desk had to earn its spot.

go on — tap the sign

02 — The kit

What's on the desk

Sticky notes and papers for ideas are close to my heart :) and also my pebble keyboard

  • Compute

    The machine

    MacBook Pro · 16GB

    Lid closed, docked, doing the quiet heavy lifting.

  • Compute

    External drive

    1TB SSD

    Every project I swore I would come back to.

  • Compute

    The lifeline

    Wired, always

  • Display

    Primary monitor

    27" · 1440p

    Split down the middle. Code and consequences.

  • Input

    Pebble-key keyboard

    Round keys

    The soft press is half the reason I keep going.

  • Input

    Mouse

    Wireless, low profile

  • Audio

    Headphones

    Over-ear · noise cancelling

    On means do not talk to me. Off means talk to me.

03 — The vibe

What fuels the lab

Sound, light and timing. Three things I fuss over more than any framework.

On repeat

TV off

Kendrick Lamar

  • 02

    DtMF

    Bad Bunny

    Writing CSS
  • 03

    Win

    Jay Rock

    Shipping
  • 04

    Ethiopiques Vol. 4

    Mulatu Astatke

    Thinking
  • 05

    Silence

    —

    Debugging

The soundtrack decides what kind of code gets written.

A day in the lab

  1. 08:40Cold start

    Tea first, no screens. Then the hardest thing on the list while the house is quiet.

  2. 13:00Deep work

    Headphones on, notifications off, one problem at a time until it gives.

  3. 22:30The good hours

    Lamp goes warm, the neon goes on, and I build the things nobody asked me to build.

If you made it this far, you found the door on purpose.

Come say hi — the kettle is always on.