Francesco D'Alessio

Host of Keep Productive and the creator of Bento

Issue #227 December 10, 2022

About

Francesco D'Alessio is the host of Keep Productive, the popular YouTube channel with over 300,000 subscribers that helps you find the most suitable productivity tools for your work and life.

He is also one of three creators behind Bento, the do-less to-do list.

He works in a 4.0m x 2.3m garden office. Here's an amazing video tour!

Photos

5 images

Francesco D'Alessio's workspace — photo 2

Francesco D'Alessio's workspace — photo 3

Francesco D'Alessio's workspace — photo 4

Francesco D'Alessio's workspace — photo 5

Gear

6 items

Monitor Apple Studio Display Buy

Computer MacBook Pro

Tablet reMarkable 2 — for ideas and strategy Buy

Lamp Elgato Key Light — for recordings Buy

Miscellaneous Coffee station

Miscellaneous Office plants

Interview

3 questions

› What is your favorite item in your workspace?

My reMarkable 2 for offline focused work.

› How do you spark creativity?

Doing a spot of gardening outside and finding problems there to sort, small things daily has recently helped to feel more mindful.

› How do you manage work-life balance?

We have a 2 year old, so work-life balance is all over the place. But the key things that help is working a-sync with the team, taking rests and working in a coffee shop.