My Minimal Productivity Mac Desk Setup (for students, office work, developers, and more!)

A minimal desk setup can be an extremely refreshing yet focusing element of your work routine. A simple screen and M1 MacBook Air paired with some basic accessories can be the perfect companion for students, developers, office work, web design, editors, and more. In this video I show you my very own minimalist, modern 2021 desk setup, including accessories from Dell, Logitech, Philips Hue, Anker, Apple, and Amazon.
Products in this video:
⮕ M1 MacBook Air: geni.us/m1air
⮕ Aluminum Laptop Stand: geni.us/vstand
⮕ Dell UltraSharp 4K Monitor: geni.us/4kdisplay
⮕ Apple Wireless Keyboard: geni.us/wirelesskeyboard
⮕ Logitech Wireless Mouse (for Mac): geni.us/mxmouse
⮕ Leather Desk Mat: geni.us/leatherdeskpad
⮕ Adjustable Monitor Mount: geni.us/screenstand
⮕ Philips Hue Lightstrip: geni.us/philipshuelightstrip
⮕ Cheap Amazon LED Lightstrip: geni.us/amazonlightstrip
⮕ Leather notebook: geni.us/papernotebook
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00:00 Introduction
01:20 The Desk
02:20 The Monitor
03:16 Lighting Behind The Monitor To Prevent Eye Strain
05:19 Keyboard and IKEA Plants
06:03 Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse
06:41 Laptop Stand, Leather Desk Mat, Notebook, and Chair
07:41 Setup at Night Time
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Products mentioned in this video: ⮕ M1 MacBook Air: geni.us/m1air ⮕ Aluminum Laptop Stand: geni.us/vstand ⮕ Dell UltraSharp 4K Monitor: geni.us/4kdisplay ⮕ Apple Wireless Keyboard: geni.us/wirelesskeyboard ⮕ Logitech Wireless Mouse (for Mac): geni.us/mxmouse ⮕ Leather Desk Mat: geni.us/leatherdeskpad ⮕ Adjustable Monitor Mount: geni.us/screenstand ⮕ Philips Hue Lightstrip: geni.us/philipshuelightstrip ⮕ Cheap Amazon LED Lightstrip: geni.us/amazonlightstrip ⮕ Leather notebook: geni.us/papernotebook

[@PoseyYin]

yes, most importantly the Fxxking desk is gone missing !?!!!??!!?

[@saurabhsharma3024]

Hey buddy, love your work, Can I use a screenshot at 1:25 for a LinkedIn post ?

[@riscnx]

Desk?

[@nekael]

@@PoseyYin not sharing desk as wont get money off it probably lol

[@veoquenoesunproblema]

You have shown one of the best videos of office design, not a 3K chair, a 200 mouse pad with no reason, a simple a cheap laptop stand and not a aluminum ultra aerospace ultra special without reason, just simple stuff that most of the people can afford and it looks good. Cheers and thanks.

[@alejandroperez5368]

Nope. Very expensive monitor and very expensive laptop are still shown here. Edit: and that mouse is still very expensive.

[@pdebie1982]

@@alejandroperez5368 which are all replacable by more budget friendly options. 90% of monitors come with a VESA mount for placement on the monitor arm and the laptop and mouse are also replacable by cheaper versions.

[@Kjhjhgmhggu]

@@alejandroperez5368 the he has a base model you can get for 850$ and the Mac mini for 600$ most KZbinrs have a 4000$ MacBook

[@abrarf1]

Fax

[@ryanlopez3945]

Id kill for an Aeron tho 😭😭😭😭

[@sharpshooter33]

I had an Ikea desk I never stained an I think you just gave me the inspiration to sand it down and refinish it. That desk though omg. I love it

[@jennifer5001]

im going into college soon and don’t even have a desk and have been working off my crazy old school chromebook. I needed to start getting some tech/desk setup stuff and this vid was soooo helpful in helping me start !! Thank u!!

[@ivankabonquisha9995]

We love a setup for minimal productivity

[@jamieyoung3343]

I thought the same… lol

[@robertschaaf8606]

@@jamieyoung3343 So did I!

[@preritraj]

You are a proper legend, mate! So hard to find good Aussie creators focussing on the Aussie audience.

[@gamerneversleep4200]

Really inpressed with the desk setup.

[@azr6288]

what a good set up agreed i love hearing the rain sounds especially in melbourne unpredicatble weather . You made me motivated to declutter my wfh desk

[@sugeinkriissnan2603]

I really love your voice over. So comforting and soothing. Thanks bro!

[@dinesh8112]

Great video! Would you be able to make a video on how did you select, process, and finished your desk, please? I really like the desk size you selected from Ikea. Thank you. I really love how minimalistic your table looks and the ambience of it.

[@shanepivac9028]

would love to see a quick run-through on that desk. Currently on the lookout for a desk or two for my workroom / business office

[@TheParaSIET]

I would also love to see a video about this, thanks :)

[@SeazzYT]

I love the look of your office and also your cute cat that is just wandering around you have a great setup it looks amazing ❤

[@matheusbaia6868]

Your setup inspire me, my friend, thank you for the vídeo. Brazil here!

[@lchanceiv]

I would love a complete desk setup video.

[@vladkhigniy9701]

One of the best desk setups I have seen. All for the work ...

[@ohwell1832]

This is the true definition of minimalism. I like it.

[@ahmadhassani5817]

That is the best one for a home office. Really great products with no extra cash spent

[@vzrczs]

production quality on this video is 🔥🔥

[@tunyash]

My desk is real minimal productivity setup: it is littered with random shit: some food, papers, notebooks, and all other stuff. The productivity is minimal, I promise.

[@digitalleighton]

LOL Severely underrated comment!

[@Niphiz]

xD totally underrated as @Leighton Butler above said... Made me laugh my @ss off

[@mrmonkey7012]

That is actually accurate. The desk setups on KZbin I believe, are mostly staged, in real life their desks are messy and filled with documents. (I think)

[@pablomonsalve3911]

My thoughts exactly

[@einarrsflower]

LMAO

[@MySavageDynasty]

I am most definitely so happy that I found this video. I was stuck between trying to pay the price of over $800 for a monitor, my options were the LG super fine display and the EVE Dough monitor. Both are nice, however the Dell here has everything that I'm looking for at a reasonable cost. The stand mount is great. I'm a tall guy and my issue is that I'm always hunched over, this will help with posture and back fatigue.

[@joshuaduca5527]

this is sleek and very minimalist im actually watching this wih my 8gen great review as well and im enjoying it to watch

[@aaronmiller7587]

I saw your desk setup post on reddit from months ago! Awesome to see your detailed video on this setup :)

[@foxmouth9380]

This video is awesome man. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@natalita222]

Honestly really needed a video like this! Thanks for the great content 😊

[@maschan91]

Genius move to put your cat on the spansor spot... Can't skip it that way haha

[@darktech6497]

True 🤣

[@arbitrarycnx2095]

0:56 working in this environment is one of the best feelings ever 1:16 cute cat Really like your desk setup, super minimal, just my type

[@diegocaro]

Glad I’m not the only me working at minimal productivity 🤣 (lovely setup, though)

[@yogurt2497]

Clean and simple, just how I like it.

[@mastermind5806]

Thanks for sharing i think what you showed fits most of people and there is no extravagance in it... 👍👍👍

[@TechWithShon]

Cleanest setup I’ve ever seen

[@eftiprwtopapadakis9310]

Great content! one of the best setups and very well explained!

[@enchantedatmospheres]

Nice setup. I bought the MacBook stand. Just what I was looking for. I completely agree, less is more in a creative situation. I cannot stand a cluttered workspace.

[@patrickblakely]

Cheers for this! Inspired me to finally get my work space organized. Supply chain isn't allowing monitor to come in until mid-June but can't wait to set it all up.

[@ByronWrightJr]

Very nice video. It for sure gave me some great ideas about how I want to set up my desk.

[@vinzman888]

Hearing Ooyy in the background. 🔥🔥🔥

[@blackpanda7612]

Jesus, that setup is beautiful and clean. LOVE IT ❤❤❤

[@ananthu7179]

This is an absolutely beautiful video.. Loved it.

[@satnamsaini2114]

Simple and straight to the point video 👍👍

[@prithviraj1080]

Thanks for this. I loved it. I want to set up something like this.

[@trapbeatproducer]

i really tried not to click play on this, but the shot of your desk is too good 🤤 now watching 😂❤️

[@MrRoach00]

Beautiful setup!

[@user-pw5nr7vs2p]

This is prob my favourite Setup , everything is just perfect and clean smooth specially the cat ,its so cute and calm🗿👍👍

[@memodump]

"Minimal productivity", yeah. That should be my motto for the next few weeks!

[@jamesmorgan2188]

This is beautiful

[@jayaseto]

Thanks a lot man i'll get the leather pad and artificial plants as well as the Logitech mouse later on

[@johndenhamerstingfish]

Great video i like that your setup is clean and simple but very functional,It seem's like you have a love for animal's and nature keep up the good work.

[@andynguyen3382]

My buddy and I are in optometry school and we both coincidentally screenshotted your desk as inspiration.

[@igorchichkin509]

WoW 🤩 i love the setup 💓💓💓💓Nice reuse of counter top

[@OskarRapalski]

I love the feature you can charge and hdmi by one cable with this monitor, I did not know it can be achieved. Gonna change my iMac 27" and Macbook Air to just one device Macbook Pro and some monitor like that!

[@blancoschmidt1]

LOVED IT! You rock!

[@HamzaGuzel690]

This was the video i was waiting for

[@johncloutier298]

Might want to pay attention to your video title. The first thing I thought was, “I’m interested in maximal productivity, not minimal productivity!”

[@user-eu2yu7tw7m]

You desk is my inspiration

[@bc5634]

0:57 AMEEENN. I never thought someone else would think the same thing as me

[@228ANDY]

I like your simple setting and this working environment.

[@Tech4YourNeeds]

Nice desk setup minimal and clean.

[@vivianarden9521]

Yes to candles! Baythos Candles are THE best!

[@34skyline]

Like the table top, I might need two of them for my setup

[@CreatedTech]

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[@Hamox]

Is this your first sponsor??

[@CreatedTech]

@@Hamox I've had a few so far on the channel. Need to save up for all the new iPads and M1X Macs being released soon! Going to be very expensive to buy them all...

[@rishabhneb]

@createdlabs would you pls share the process/ tool you use to transcode videos from iphone/sony camera into apple friendly codec. Pls share the process and steps you use so that the media becomes less resources hungry on the system when editing

[@ramensoup762]

Show us how you stained the desk please 🙏🏻

[@hadoukenocx4746]

sadly i cant make that nice stuff you make no youtube monay. i Need to do a real job :C but nice youtube monay apartment :> thats why your desk setup works. :D

[@aymansiam515]

Please make a vid about sanding and what you did do table top

[@neildymesich21]

Loved the video I will try to copy this setup

[@TejasGuptaMusic]

Great setup!

[@adinchandra1797]

I have seen like this on my Instagram And I really Impressed

[@loganwebb5449]

I’d like to see the stain video

[@niklasm.2745]

Me too. I think your desk has a much darker and nicer color than the Kalbry countertop that many other KZbinrs use.

[@snuggles03]

Me too

[@emerson4885]

Please

[@ashanolmohiddin6236]

That cat really is reallt crackin me up 😂 it's really a great video brow

[@xiction]

Would love to be see a detailed video on the butcher block desktop with adjustable height... It's exactly what I want lol!!

[@bindinhotv]

So beautiful! ❤️

[@javierfraustoo]

Heeey, i want to see the video of the ikea table, i want the exact same for my setup! Great video man!

[@sharmilachakravorty]

Aww your cat is sooo cute!

[@andyberry4346]

thanks for sharing. i bookmarked it so i can refer to it in the future. i have some clutter, which i've been fine with but i need to go in your direction.

[@andyqu9908]

footage of rain + Mac setup = like

[@DEESHOOM]

Awesome monitor

[@zerokool-2058]

All depends on what you use It for. I work on web-based things only, so is perfect for me. I dont need a bunch of stuff. Liked the video

[@mainakdas9882]

Thanks it was helpful

[@MohamedAli-kq4ej]

Man how i loved this channel and the content , the best thing i bought my first macbook and happy about it its M1 macbook pro and will buy all these products in the video my bad thing i bought apple magic mouse and didnt like will you give us more setups like this expensive and cheap ones

[@paulnhbtx713]

great video! TOP G

[@skeLPCgamez]

As soon as I saw IKEA I was like, YES! 😆 Another fellow Brisbane-based KZbinr! 👋🏽 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@rohanpatil7444]

The setup looks great! It looks like the new house (seen in your other video) that you recently moved into.

[@rohanpatil7444]

I'm also super glad that you took my request on how to increase productivity 🙏 and I would like to think this video is just the beginning of it. Need more of the same please.

[@vibinm3964]

Excellent serup👌🏻

[@wat146]

I too have a minimal productivity setup. With all my consoles and snacks hooked up to a monitor.

[@CapsLock33]

i love dell monitors. good pick!

[@thelittlecarrotwhocould2569]

Love this.

[@jacuzzitech]

Very nice and clean space

[@RichObiQuan]

The setup looks orgasmic, just got my nice setup not long ago

[@CompleteMacSolutions]

wonderful setup hopefully we will have same kind of setup one day :)

[@Sport6000]

Goodness that desk is gorgeous

[@samit4me]

Great video and set-up, I recognise that IKEA 😂 Would love to see another video on the countertop, what is the size (length X width)?

[@wanyansu]

Wow I am from Brisbane, too. Good Video!

[@tharundhanabal9872]

Thanks for the video, this has given me more idea for my own setup!

[@t.breeze8659]

Clean setup for sure but in my experience, working with a separate keyboard and mouse/trackpad results in at least a 50% slowdown. Whether typing, programming, photo editing or simply entering data into onscreen PDF form or web-based form, pace is faster with the MBP’s built in keyboard and trackpad. Your hands remain in typing position as you manipulate the MBP’s trackpad. Having to move one hand between the external mouse/trackpad and back to typing position on the keyboard is significant’y slower

[@fayyazb]

Scented candles from the significant other, you say....hmm... nice one! Check! Thanks! Love the Dell and the mount! BTW you mentioned the leather mat to be Amazon Mat but the link is directed to another page.

[@ramkishorekannan]

Great Setup. Would be good to know about cable management. Why waste the laptop screen when it can act as a secondary monitor?

[@sharingmatters]

It is nice to see a video of an office without Grovemade Desk Shelves. Many youtuber use them and they all look similar. I like the quality of it but I saw too many. I was thinking about moving to 1 bigger screen from MBP 13" + 24" Dell to Dell 27" only. I am wondering how that works. I like to keep my email app and slack on the laptop screen.

[@FajrulFx]

The inverted apple logo bothers me a lot 😂 Anyways, great video!

[@amt439]

Was thinking the same, flip it to the left Side of the desk, have the cable running from the bottom of the MacBook close to the desk.

[@shamg476]

@@amt439 he has it like that for the air flow

[@nathan12581]

@@shamg476 there’s no fan in it anyways lol

[@rowelle]

@@nathan12581 LMAO 😂 Right?!

[@coreyw5981]

He was 🤏🏻 this close to the perfect clean aesthetic

[@AT-dj3dc]

Great video! Please do share the video for the making of your desk! Thanks!

[@garyh.2113]

Good vid! Great vibe. Like the kitty in the beginning! Keep it up! BTW, can you share the dimension of your desk?

[@snuggles03]

Now…that is THE video for the first part of 2021 for me, I love your setup …I’m going to copy it, if that’s ok with you

[@Exploratorium360]

Wow very impressive 👍

[@King12Daniel]

This video is just great and gives me a lot of inspiration! Thank you so much! I'd be interested in a video about the table top! Could you tell me the exact name of it? :)

[@LeeStewart]

Great video 👍