What Does Your Ideal Writing Environment Look Like?

Your ideal writing environment should be a hub for productivity — but how do you accomplish that?

Leigh Victoria Phan, MS
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

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Turning your writing spot into a writer’s nirvana is possible without breaking the bank. Customizing your writing space can be a fun way to put yourself in the best position for productivity. Imagine if you could harness coffee-shop levels of ambiance and concentration without taking a step outside.

After all, there are actually scientific reasons for why we magically turn into productivity machines when we’re at a coffee shop. The so-called coffee shop effect happens because when you’re in a new environment, your brain has to make new connections to stay focused in light of unfamiliar noises.

It’s funny because if you go to the same coffee shop every day, you lose that magic. It just turns into another of your familiar places that don’t challenge your brain in the slightest.

Subsequently, it’s hard to keep feeling fresh at your home desk. Regardless, there are ways to craft a perfect writing environment that can help you be more productive.

Here some ideas that can help you build your own writing sanctuary.

Imagine your perfect spot and start crafting…

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Leigh Victoria Phan, MS
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

Brooklyn-based writer and poet. Designer in NYC. Drinks books and loves coffee. Has an MS from NYU in Integrated Design & Media. Working on an MFA in Fiction.