Throughout life, you experience a lot of desks and a lot of desk setups. Real or virtual, at the office or at home, temporal or permanent — just a way to call it, nothing is permanent— a big one with a great office view or a small one in the dark corner of a store.

一生中，您會遇到很多桌子和很多桌子設置。 在辦公室或家中，無論是真實的還是虛擬的，都是臨時的或永久的-只是一種稱呼方式，沒有什么是永久的-可以欣賞辦公室風景的大商店，或者在商店黑暗角落的一個小商店。

You may change jobs or be on a trip, taking work to vacations, having a new remote job, or living in lockdown in the middle of a pandemic. On any given day you have the task of thinking about what desk setup you would bring to a desert island. Or to your home in pandemic lockdown.

您可能會換工作或旅行，休假去工作，從事新的遠程工作或在大流行期間處于禁閉狀態。 在任何一天，您都需要考慮將帶到荒島的辦公桌設置。 或在大流行封鎖中回到家中。

Throughout the time you are going to have a basic set of things and tools that come to mind when having to set a new desk.

在整個過程中，您將不得不設置一套新的辦公桌時想到的一些基本的東西。

Call me pessimistic. I prefer stoic or minimalist. But even the years I worked at a big company as an executive director and I had the privilege to have a big office with a great view, I kept things to a minimum. In quantity, type, and quality.

叫我悲觀。 我更喜歡堅忍或簡約。 但是，即使我在一家大公司擔任執行董事的歲月，也有幸擁有一個視野開闊的大辦公室，我仍將事情降到最低。 在數量，類型和質量上。

No, Marie Kondo didn’t exist in those years. But I have always preferred a simple life. I mean, life is complicated enough to add more complications.

不，那年瑪麗·近藤不存在。 但是我一直喜歡簡單的生活。 我的意思是，生活很復雜，足以增加更多的復雜性。

Since then, I have worked in very different environments, under several budgets, and a variety of requirements to work.

從那時起，我就在非常不同的環境中工作，并采用了幾種預算和各種工作要求。

That’s why I always keep in mind a basic set of things for basic desk setup.

這就是為什么我始終牢記基本辦公桌設置的一些基本內容。

趨勢與本質 (Trends versus essential)

There are several trends in this topic, almost one for each element to compose your desk: desk table, desk computer or laptop, chair or bench, single or multiple screens, speakers, webcam, microphone, smartphone, and tablet support, keyboards, mouse, trackpads…

此主題有幾種趨勢，構成辦公桌的每個元素幾乎都有一種趨勢：桌子，臺式計算機或筆記本電腦，椅子或長凳，單屏或多屏，揚聲器，網絡攝像頭，麥克風，智能手機和平板電腦支持，鍵盤，鼠標，觸控板...

Some support the traditional desk but others bet for the standing table. In the middle, you may find the defenders of the adjustable height desk.

有些支持傳統的桌子，但有些則支持立式桌子。 在中間，您可以找到可調高度桌子的后衛。

Let’s not start talking about chairs. Or benches, for those who prefer them. You may know that there are chairs that cost the same as a car. A new car I mean.

我們不要開始談論椅子。 或長凳，適合那些喜歡它們的人。 您可能知道有些椅子的價格與汽車相同。 我是說一輛新車。

There are two essentials to consider no matter the trends. A table and a chair. Or if we want to see it more essential than that, a place to put your laptop on, and a place where you are going to be. The laptop can honor its name and be on your lap, and you on a couch, for example.

無論趨勢如何，都必須考慮兩個要點。 桌子和椅子。 或者，如果我們希望看到比這更重要的東西，那么可以放一放筆記本的地方以及您要去的地方。 例如，筆記本電腦可以記住它的名稱并放在您的膝蓋上，而您可以躺在沙發上。

I have worked on very expensive office chairs, but one day I noticed how productive I can be on a simple coffee chair and table at Starbucks or similar.

我曾經在非常昂貴的辦公椅上工作，但是有一天我注意到，在星巴克或類似公司的一張簡單的咖啡椅和桌子上，我的工作效率很高。

Your table and chair have to be ergonomic. That’s it. You can even work on the couch for several minutes, but your position there has to be ergonomic.

您的桌子和椅子必須符合人體工程學。 而已。 您甚至可以在沙發上工作幾分鐘，但是您的位置必須符合人體工程學。

• Your back must be straight.
  背部必須筆直。
• Your eyes and sight must be at the same height as your screen.
  您的眼睛和視線必須與屏幕相同。
• Your neck must be straight in relation to your back — your head can be a little inclined.
  您的脖子必須相對于背部筆直-頭部可以稍微傾斜。
• Joints should not be bent more than ninety degrees. Blood needs to circulate.
  關節彎曲不得超過90度。 血液需要循環。
• Your forearms must be parallel to the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad.
  您的前臂必須與鍵盤，鼠標或觸控板平行。
• These two last statements imply that the angle of your arm versus your forearm has to be ninety degrees also.
  最后兩個陳述暗示您的手臂與前臂的角度也必須為90度。

No matter if you are next to the hotel’s pool in your vacation resort, a coffee shop, or your big office, try to keep this position. It’s going to save you a lot of pain. Literally.

無論您是在度假勝地的酒店游泳池旁，咖啡館還是大型辦公室中，都請盡量保持這一位置。 這將為您節省很多痛苦。 從字面上看。

(For more information on ergonomics you can check this page.)

(有關人體工程學的更多信息，請查看此頁面 。)

您隨時隨地 (You are always on the go)

Impermanence is a thing, you know? And what about uncertainty? Well, if this pandemic crisis had brought something to us, it is a fast track course about impermanence and uncertainty, for sure.

無常是一件事，你知道嗎？ 那不確定性呢？ 好吧，如果這場大流行危機給我們帶來了某些好處，那么毫無疑問，這是一條關于無常和不確定性的快速路線。

You may be working from home, but that doesn’t mean that you have a dedicated area or a home office. And even if you have it, these days that the entire family is there I can assure you that you have to work on the go. Even being inside your home.

您可能在家中工作，但這并不意味著您有專用區域或家庭辦公室。 而且即使您擁有了這些天，整個家庭都在那兒，我可以向您保證，您必須在旅途中工作。 甚至在家中。

I have two computers. A Mac Mini and a laptop Chromebook. The first, I use it to produce podcasts, audio meditations, or audio in general, for design or web development. Sometimes even for photo and video editing. You need a good computer for that kind of stuff.

我有兩臺電腦。 Mac Mini和筆記本電腦Chromebook。 首先，我用它來制作播客，音頻冥想或一般的音頻，用于設計或網站開發。 有時甚至用于照片和視頻編輯。 您需要一臺好的計算機來處理這類事情。

The Chromebook was originally a MacBook Air (the old ones), but I installed ChromeOS in it and it works marvelously. Well, at least for internet browsing and researching, writing, editing, publishing, web sites, and web apps maintenance, and even for little design tasks (thanks, Figma!).

Chromebook最初是MacBook Air(舊版本)，但是我在其中安裝了ChromeOS，并且運行出色。 好吧，至少可以用于Internet瀏覽和研究，編寫，編輯，發布，網站和Web應用程序維護，甚至還可以完成很少的設計任務(感謝Figma！)。

So, for me, I need a place to set up the desktop computer and I can use the laptop anywhere.

因此，對我來說，我需要一個放置臺式機的地方，并且可以在任何地方使用筆記本電腦。

And I need it because we are four members of a family living in an apartment — two daughters, my wife and me— and now that all of us are in it living in lockdown, spaces and times are complex. My wife is a teacher and is giving classes via Meet during the morning. My eldest has her distant high school classes during the morning too. Even the youngest is having an hour of videoconferencing with her teacher almost every day. And she is still in pre-school!

我之所以需要它，是因為我們是一個家庭的四個成員，住在一個公寓里，有兩個女兒，我和我的妻子，而現在我們所有人都住在一個封閉的地方，時空錯綜復雜。 我的妻子是一位老師，并且在早上通過Meet上課。 我的老大在早上也有她遠距離的中學課程。 即使是最小的孩子，幾乎每天都與她的老師進行一小時的視頻會議。 而且她還在上學前班！

3 videoconferences in different places at the same time. And for the rest of the day, homework, Spotify, Netflix, reading, drawing, singing, karate — another videoconference — , playing, breakfast, dinner, cleaning…

同時在不同地方進行3個視頻會議。 在剩下的一天中，家庭作業，Spotify，Netflix，閱讀，繪畫，唱歌，空手道–另一個視頻會議–播放，早餐，晚餐，清潔……

That’s why I said we are living on the go inside our own homes. If you are going to be in more than one place — living room, dining room, bedroom… — you need to carry on some things with you every time you move. Well, unless you only work with a laptop and you have everything in there.

這就是為什么我說我們生活在自己的房屋中。 如果您要呆在一個以上的地方-客廳，餐廳，臥室……–您每次搬家時都需要隨身攜帶一些東西。 好吧，除非您僅使用筆記本電腦，并且所有東西都在那里。

I usually use a tray. It doesn’t need to be a special tray. I have even used the lid of a wood box. I carry on my laptop and extra stuff almost without changing my “desk” setup from one place to another. Either because the girls are playing music aloud in the living room or because I’m in the dining table and dinner time is coming, if I need to move to avoid the noise or to obstruct a girl’s game I can do it fast.

我通常使用托盤。 它不必是特殊的托盤。 我什至用過一個木盒子的蓋子。 我幾乎隨身攜帶筆記本電腦和其他東西，而沒有將“辦公桌”設置從一個地方更改到另一個地方。 要么是因為女孩正在客廳里大聲播放音樂，要么是因為我正坐在餐桌旁，晚餐時間快到了。如果我需要移動以避免噪音或妨礙女孩的游戲，我可以快點做。

您的辦公桌設置是一個界面 (Your desk setup is an interface)

The same principles for UI design apply to the design of your desk set up. Remember this two:

UI設計的相同原則適用于辦公桌設置的設計。 記住這兩個：

1. Hick’s Law: The time it takes to make a decision increases with the number and complexity of choices. Keep it simple. A big and full pen jar may look nice and colorful but is not going to help when you only need a pen to write down a little memo.
   希克定律(Hick's Law)：做出決定所需的時間隨著選擇的數量和復雜性而增加。 把事情簡單化。 一個大而飽滿的筆筒可能看起來不錯而且色彩艷麗，但是當您只需要一支筆寫下一些便箋時就無濟于事。
2. Cognitive Load: The total amount of mental effort being used in a person’s working memory is limited. Some say that most people can only keep on average, seven items in their working memory. I used to have a lot of office supplies in my desk drawers for just-in-case situations, but the truth is that when the situation arrives I forgot the items I store.
   認知負荷：在一個人的工作記憶中使用的精神努力總量是有限的。 有人說，大多數人平均只能在工作記憶中保留七個項目。 以前，我的書桌抽屜里放著很多辦公用品，以備萬一情況下使用，但事實是，當情況到來時，我忘記了我存放的物品。

我要帶到荒島上什么辦公桌？ (What desk setup would I bring to a desert island?)

This is not about specific brands or products. Archimedes said, “If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world”. I know web designers and developers that say “If you give me a laptop and a good wi-fi, I can move the world”.

這與特定的品牌或產品無關。 阿基米德說：“如果您給我一個杠桿和一個站立的地方，我就能移動世界”。 我知道網頁設計師和開發人員說：“如果您給我一臺筆記本電腦和一個良好的wi-fi，我就能改變世界”。

Yes, everybody has his or her preferences, but some of them can change with time or they depend on the kind of project. For some jobs I used to give my kingdom for some statistical software suites, but not anymore.

是的，每個人都有他或她的喜好，但是有些喜好會隨著時間而改變，或者取決于項目的種類。 對于某些工作，我曾經給我的王國一些統計軟件套件，但現在不多了。

The panorama in design has changed enormously in the last decade. There are very good open-source apps to do the job, but there are also diverse web apps to accomplish tasks that in the past required very expensive software to complete them.

在過去十年中，設計全景發生了巨大變化。 有很好的開源應用程序可以完成這項工作，但是也有各種各樣的Web應用程序可以完成過去需要非常昂貴的軟件才能完成的任務。

You can do little things very fast with tools like Canvas, and entire projects with Figma. For little pieces of video or multimedia, you can use Biteable and for audio you have Soundtrap. And what about those times when you necessarily needed a computer with the Office installed to do any job? I don’t remember the last time I opened Word.

您可以使用Canvas之類的工具快速完成小事情，而使用Figma則可以完成整個項目。 對于小段視頻或多媒體，您可以使用Biteable，對于音頻，您可以使用Soundtrap。 在那些需要安裝Office的計算機來執行任何工作的情況下呢？ 我不記得上次打開Word的時候了。

Here is the basic stuff. Other things can change or be added, but you have to build upon the basics.

這是基本的東西。 其他事情可以更改或添加，但是您必須在基礎上進行構建。

筆記本電腦，平板電腦或便攜式產品 (A laptop, a tablet or something portable)

Unless I need to do design, development, audio, photo, or video production, a laptop is the better choice.

除非我需要進行設計，開發，音頻，照片或視頻制作，否則筆記本電腦是更好的選擇。

I have used laptops, tablets or even my smartphone to work — just to write and with the help of a Bluetooth keyboard, of course — when I need to be on the go.

當我需要隨時隨地旅行時，我曾經使用筆記本電腦，平板電腦甚至是智能手機來工作-只是為了寫作并借助藍牙鍵盤。

I don’t believe in batteries so I always carry the charger with a short cable. I put extensions in the places I usually work at home so I don’t have to take the long one with me from one room to another. And in case of energy failure, I have the battery always fully charged.

我不相信電池，所以我總是用短電纜攜帶充電器。 我將分機放置在我通常在家工作的地方，因此不必將漫長的陪伴從一個房間轉移到另一個房間。 而且，如果發生能量故障，我可以使電池始終充滿電。

I have every cloud and app service ready to work on the laptop but I try to keep most of the work ready to be used offline. At least for the work session in turn. Wi-fi could slow down— do you remember the 3 videoconferences in the morning? — of even fail completely and I don’t like to stop working in the middle of a session. Or at least, I like to have something to do while the wi-fi comes back or gets better.

我已經準備好在筆記本電腦上使用所有的云和應用程序服務，但是我嘗試使大部分工作準備就緒以供脫機使用。 至少依次進行工作會議。 Wi-Fi可能會變慢-您還記得早晨的3個視頻會議嗎？ —甚至完全失敗，我不想在會議進行中停止工作。 或者至少，我喜歡在Wi-Fi恢復或變得更好的同時做點事情。

無線上網 (Wi-fi)

Obviously, right? Think again. The quality of the cappuccino or expresso is important when choosing a cafe to work, but not as important as the quality of the wi-fi.

顯然是吧？ 再想一想。 選擇咖啡館上班時，卡布奇諾咖啡或咖啡的質量很重要，但不如Wi-Fi的質量重要。

Or you can think about how cool it can be to work in your apartment's balcony or the hotel’s pool, but if the wi-fi signal is low there, you are going to sacrifice the fresh air for a better connection.

或者，您可以考慮在您的公寓的陽臺或酒店的游泳池中工作會變得有多酷，但是如果那里的Wi-Fi信號很弱，那么您將犧牲新鮮的空氣來獲得更好的連接。

筆記本 (A notebook)

I’m old school, I know, but this is a basic tool, especially when using a laptop because it can become your second display. Always the same notebook and always next to the computer.

我知道我是老學校，但這是一種基本工具，尤其是在使用筆記本電腦時，因為它可以成為您的第二顯示器 。 始終是同一筆記本，并且始終在計算機旁邊。

For me, it is plain paper, good for writing and drawing. I like any Moleskine look-a-like but the important is the thickness of the paper — I use a fountain pen, occasionally — and the size. I love big notebooks but they are not practical to work on the go.

對我來說，它是普通紙，適合書寫和繪畫。 我喜歡任何Moleskine外觀，但重要的是紙張的厚度(偶爾使用鋼筆)和尺寸。 我喜歡大型筆記本電腦，但在旅途中無法使用。

Are you in the middle of answering an important email and suddenly you remember having to check your bank account? Well, I will write that down in the notebook and continue with the email.

您是否正在回答重要的電子郵件，突然間您想起必須檢查銀行帳戶了嗎？ 好吧，我將其記錄在筆記本中，然后繼續發送電子郵件。

鋼筆 (Pen)

I’m a writer and I enjoy drawing once in a while, so it’s inevitable to love and collect pens. To work on the go I have a retractable pen with me. It's easy to start using it and you don’t lose the cap.

我是作家，偶爾喜歡畫畫，所以愛和收筆是不可避免的。 我可以隨身攜帶一支可伸縮筆，以便隨時隨地工作。 開始使用它很容易，而且您不會失去上限。

I prefer a smooth flow with gel-based ink but that doesn’t mean that it has to be an expensive pen. I have collected pens at hotels or conferences that run smoothly on paper.

我更喜歡使用基于凝膠的墨水使筆順滑，但這并不意味著它必須是昂貴的筆。 我在旅館或會議上收集的筆可以在紙上順利運行。

My notebook is a mix of writing, doodles, diagrams, and drawings so a pen that can cover those chores is enough.

我的筆記本混合了書寫，涂鴉，圖表和繪圖，因此一支筆可以遮蓋那些雜物就足夠了。

索引卡 (Index cards)

I have some index cards with a notebook. While the notebook keeps a dated journal, an index card can be used as a bookmark and have recurring information on it. Or you can use it for a quick prototype, to write down a phone, address or wi-fi password.

我的筆記本上有一些索引卡。 在筆記本計算機上保存有日期的日記本時，索引卡可以用作書簽，并在上面有重復出現的信息。 或者，您可以將其用作快速原型，寫下電話，地址或wi-fi密碼。

If I’m going to have a meeting and I don’t want to forget the talking points, I prefer to write them on an index card and use it during the conversation.

如果我要開會，并且不想忘記談話要點，我更愿意將它們寫在索引卡上并在談話中使用。

They are great for writing personal notes to your loved ones and leaving them on their own stuff.

它們非常適合給親人寫個人筆記，并留給自己使用。

便利貼 (Post-its)

I don’t use a lot of post-its but I hate to need one and not have it on hand. I have some pasted on the last pages of the notebook, just in case. For every temporary memo or to do’s list is a good option, and I can paste it on the computer screen, on a book, on a door… you know, post-its!

我不使用很多便利貼，但我討厭只需要一個便貼。 為了防萬一，我在筆記本的最后幾頁上粘貼了一些內容。 對于每個臨時備忘錄或待辦事項列表都是一個不錯的選擇，我可以將其粘貼到計算機屏幕，一本書，一扇門上……您知道，張貼它！

手機 (Smartphone)

It’s terrible when you just sit to work and after some minutes, just when you start to enter “the zone”, your phone rings and it’s in one of the pockets of your jeans. You have to stand up, put your laptop aside, answer, talk for a while, and then, come back to work.

當您坐著工作時，幾分鐘后，剛開始進入“區域”，電話響了，它就在牛仔褲的一個口袋里，那真是太糟糕了。 您必須站起來，將筆記本電腦放在一旁，回答，聊一會兒，然后再恢復工作。

Even if you are going to work on the dining table or on the living room’s couch, remember to have a place for your phone, just like you would do in a regular office. When a notification appears on the screen, you can see it without leaving your keyboard.

即使您要在餐桌上或客廳的沙發上工作，也要記住為手機留個地方，就像在常規辦公室中那樣。 當通知出現在屏幕上時，您無需離開鍵盤即可看到它。

需要更多？ 再想一想 (Need more? Think again)

Every profession and even every project needs different tools and approaches, of course. But it’s important to keep it simple, especially when you are on the go. Even if on the go means your own home.

當然，每個專業甚至每個項目都需要不同的工具和方法。 但是保持簡單很重要，尤其是在旅途中。 即使出門在外也意味著自己的家。

Less is more in this case. There is no need to be overly productive in the middle of a crisis like this pandemic. We are stressed enough.

在這種情況下，少即是多。 在像這種大流行這樣的危機中，不必過度生產。 我們有足夠的壓力。

Apply those design principles to your own desk setup. You are your main user.

將這些設計原則應用于您自己的辦公桌設置。 您是您的主要用戶。