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Tried putting my desk facing the window after 5 years of staring at a wall
I was over at a buddy's place last week helping him set up his new home office and he had his desk facing the sliding glass door to his backyard. I laughed at first because I thought you'd get glare all day. But I sat down for a minute and honestly it felt way more open and less like a prison cell. So I rearranged my whole setup yesterday morning and now I keep looking outside instead of at my second monitor. Is this just a novelty thing that wears off or do you guys actually prefer window views? Should I stick with it or go back to wall facing for focus?
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ruby_bell471mo ago
and honestly I think the novelty wears off for some people but it actually helped me focus better once I got used to it. I had the same setup for like two years and switching to a window view made me less antsy during long work sessions because my eyes had something to rest on. if the glare is bugging you just tilt your monitor a bit or grab some cheap blinds that you can adjust as the sun moves.
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rivera.hannah1mo ago
Jumping in here because something nobody's really talking about is how your brain gets trained by your workspace over time. I mean, I noticed with my own setup that once I got used to the window, my focus actually got worse if I moved to a different room later. It's like your brain builds a little map of where it can relax and where it has to lock in. The glare thing is real but honestly, even cheap blinds that are a little crooked can break up how harsh the light hits your screen. Maybe it's just me but I think the habit part matters more than the actual view sometimes.
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