A Smaller Kit is Definitely Btter

A while back I wrote about a smaller kit. Almost a month later, the results are in; I definitely like it.

At one time I had a giant desktop cube (probably 2 feet square), two 26“ 4K monitors, a 24-bit USB speaker system (two speakers and a sub-woofer), a mouse, a keyboard, and a Varidesk standing workstation. I was lost anytime I tried to work outside this baroque environment, and sometimes it just felt overwhelming.

Now, with just the laptop, I can work anywhere with the same ergonomics: laptop monitor, laptop keyboard, laptop trackpad. I’m using the keyboard shortcuts a lot more too.

And somehow I think my eyes appreciate it more. Maybe the laptop screen is less bright, or emits less blue light, or is just smaller (so my eyes stay focused on one spot).

I can’t think of too much else to add over my original article. I’ll end it here, with a shout-out to my colleague AJ McClary, who first gave me this idea a year or two ago. Somehow it sunk in, and now I’m much happier.