It’s been nearly a year since many of us started working from home due to the pandemic, and if you haven’t yet adjusted your workspace to accommodate your needs, then it’s probably time to get to it. Whether you’ve set yourself up in the guest bedroom, on your living room couch, or in a walk-in closet, you may need a little extra to make it possible to type comfortably, meet online, or just concentrate. Sometimes it means buying a new desk, lamp, or monitor; sometimes it just means finding a household item that will make life a little easier.
We asked the staff of The Verge what they’ve been using to make their work-at-home situations more practical, more pleasant, or simply more possible. Here are some of the answers we got.
Note: Several of the products here are on sale June 21st and June 22nd as part of (or at the same time as) Amazon’s Prime Day: the Apple Airpods Pro (at Target), the Google Nest Wifi router (at Amazon), the Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk (at Fully), and the Huanuo monitor mount stand (at Amazon).