I need to confess: I love watching other people’s desk setups—the perfect lighting, the big monitor, the expensive keyboard… and then there’s me. In this video I show my real “creator setup,” which is basically just a kitchen table in a small apartment. No fancy aesthetics, no dedicated desk, and definitely no gear that costs more than my groceries. But somehow, this is still where I write scripts, edit videos, and (unfortunately) waste time on YouTube. Everything revolves around my MacBook Air M1 (I got it used for around 500 bucks, which still feels like a miracle). It’s not the newest and it can struggle if I overload it with editing, but I’ve never felt a strong reason to upgrade—especially because I genuinely hate the notch on newer MacBooks. Since one screen feels cramped, I use an old iPad as a wireless second monitor. It’s not a “clever” decision—I’m just too greedy to buy a proper monitor, and I don’t want a giant display living on a dining table. I also talk through the missing pieces that matter: I don’t use a mouse (trackpad + shortcuts feel faster now), I use lightweight in-ear monitors instead of big headphones, and I rely on a 2TB external drive because 256GB is a joke for video work. The biggest productivity “lifehack” though? My phone is usually in another room—because if it’s on the table, I’ll touch it and it’s over.