I do not have an idealized writing space. At all. I mean, I don’t have a space– I have two rolling bags that serve as my rolling-office. Now, I do have mobility, and that can be great. I can work anywhere. Coffee shop. Book store. Back of the car. Right now I’m on the walking desk in the bedroom, which is the most “permanent” workspace I have. But I share the walking desk with my wife– because we both need it and enjoy it. And it’s less than ideal.
For one, it’s in the bedroom, which isn’t great working energy if you can avoid it. I mean, like I said, I can work anywhere and do, but if you are going to craft an ideal space, it’s a space that is explicitly for working. The space serves that purpose alone.
So, what would that look like?
First is the desk. It needs to be large enough to have the laptop and a couple notebooks spread out. I need to be able to work on the computer and work by hand on it, sometimes back and forth at the same time. Also, good legroom underneath. I’ve learned the hard way that that is critical.
Next, the chair needs to be right. I’ve had a lot of bad chairs. Good back support for long hours sitting in it.
Third, a separate chair for reading. That’s a comfy, lounging chair. Or maybe a small couch.
One wall is windows with good natural light. One wall is bookshelves. One wall is white boards, corkboards, maps- a space to plan out the work in a large format.
Enough floor space to pace around, lay out notecards on the floor.
And a door that stays shut when I’m working.
That’s what would be ideal for me.
For now– work wherever. Work however. The work is what matters, not the space.
But the space would be nice.
The office space you describe would be amazing! Some day, man, some day… 🙂