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# The Workspace of the Future Is a Workbench
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/the-workspace-of-the-future-is-a-workbench/
- Published: 2023-05-17T14:30:05.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-17T14:30:05.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: work, office design, Productivity

A few months ago, I shared some aspirational [garden offices](https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/just-a-series-of-garden-offices/). But I didn’t share the aspirations for what should go inside those offices.

For example, this is a beautiful office, but it’s not a place for work. It’s a place for leisure.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/2023/05/perfection.jpeg)

So, what makes for a great place to work?

Research says humans work best:

- [In short bursts](https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/for-95-percent-of-human-history-people-worked-15-hours-a-week-could-we-do-it-again.html?ref=cjchilvers.com)
- [In silence](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-best-music-for-productivity-silence/509948/?ref=cjchilvers.com)
- [In a nearby place that is not home, nor “the office”](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/remote-work-not-from-home?ref=cjchilvers.com)

[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1vsumLXcY&ref=cjchilvers.com) is proper workspace.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/2023/05/savage.jpg)

So, is [this](https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a15615/how-eddie-van-halen-hacks-a-guitar/?ref=cjchilvers.com).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/2023/05/evh-workbench.jpg)

And, so is [this](https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/inside-my-studio).

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/2023/05/austin.jpeg.webp)

The way we typically think of workbenches is the proper way to think of workspaces — few distractions, deep work, and clear boundaries.