Welcome To My Study

I write articles here every day, and you read them. Thank you so much for that. So today, I invite you to my study.

When you read articles on the Internet, you quickly forget that real people write them. We don’t know what the author looks like and under what conditions the texts were written.

We authors are usually even glad that there is not so much closeness between the readers and us. We are introverted beings who don’t feel very comfortable in the light of publicity.

I, too, prefer to hide behind my texts and not to appear as a person.

But I also know that this is a mistake. What we feel most resistant to is often what we need most.

When I show myself to my readers, they find it easier to feel connected to me. And what do we authors need more urgently than a connection to our readers?

That’s why today, I’m going to give you a little insight into my life.

My Workspace

In January, my wife and I completely redesigned the room. Before that, it was more a storeroom than a study. The old desk was tiny.

More than one laptop did not fit on it. There was no room to put an extra notepad on it. If I wanted to take notes while working, I always had to create a new Word document.

I do not mind electronic documents, but sometimes a real notepad is more practical.

On my new desk, there is enough space for everything I need.

In the middle, you can see my HP notebook. I bought it a few years ago for 500€, and I use it every day since then.

In this photo, you can’t see how the keyboard looks like now. The letters i, l, n, and m are no longer visible on the keys. The keys are entirely black. A few other letters are only half visible.

So I have to think about a solution soon. If too many letters on the keyboard become illegible, I can’t write anymore. I still look at the keyboard after all those years of writing.

To the right of the laptop is my phone. Next to it is a small table lamp. The writing stitch is right in front of a big window, but mostly I have to close the blind in front of the window because otherwise, the sun shines directly into my face. When this happens, I cannot see anything on the screen.

By the way, I don’t use the ashtray left of the laptop for cigarettes. Firstly, I don’t smoke in the apartment, and secondly, I smoke e-cigarettes instead of tobacco.

I use the ashtray to hold the power cable of the laptop when I disconnect it from the computer after work. If I didn’t, the rope would fall behind the desk, and I would always have to crawl under it to get it back.

On the outer left edge of the desk, I have a handy storage box for my work materials. In it, there are ballpoint pens, pencils, highlighters, small notepads, a calculator, and a few other things that I need less often.

The book that folds open on the table is by Bill Bryson. It is called A short history of private life.

When the photo was taken, I was researching it to write this article:

What else do we see in this picture? You probably noticed the guitars on the wall. A very long time ago I played in a band.

Both guitars are from that time. The red electric guitar I played on small stages on gigs with the band thirty years ago. It still works, but today I don’t have an amplifier anymore.

Further to the left, you can still see a corner of the small sofa bed. I lie on it during the day for a few minutes to think. If I can’t get on with a text, a few minutes on the couch are usually enough to clear my head.

But I had promised you not only to show the empty room. So here I am at work:

My Workspace and me

It’s the same every day when I’m working. That’s how my articles and my books are written. There’s nothing spectacular or extraordinary about it.

There is no red wine on the table for inspiration, and there is no creative chaos. But basically, there is always a glass of water at hand. I drink at least three liters of water a day so that I am still well hydrated, and my brain doesn’t dry up.

I guess the workplace of a freelance accountant doesn’t look much different.

However, a prejudice towards people who work from home is confirmed by the photo: I wear sweatpants all day long. Only when I leave the apartment, do I put on jeans. Sweatpants are comfortable, but you really shouldn’t wear them outside.

How and where do you work?

That question goes to the writers among my readers. I am curious to know how my colleagues work.

Do you have an extra room for work, or do you sit at the kitchen table? Do any of you work on the terrace, on the balcony, or in a café?

I invite you to present your workplace with an article as well. Don’t do it for me, but for your readers. Show them who you are.

I dared to.

Do you dare?

René Junge a published author writing on ILLUMINATION.

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