Thomas Christensen Desk Setup

Thomas Christensen is Head of Product at Typefully, a writing tool for publishing and growing your social media presence.

Before Typefully he worked in product at VEED and at Butter, which was acquired by Miro.

He works from his home office in Copenhagen after spending most of his twenties in Cambridge and Lisbon.

He recently he set up a second workspace built around an Eiermann table in a small backyard shed on his parents' farm, allowing him a place for deep work when he visits. It turns out, it’s also a great place to record demo videos.

Follow Thomas on Twitter (X), LinkedIn and at tomchris.com.

What is the most recent item that you've added to your workspace?

I recently added two orange Louis Poulsen Panthella lamps. Love them for being battery powered.

Apple Studio Display on a pine desk with Magic Keyboard and Trackpad, evening sun casting window shapes on the wall

Copenhagen home office with a pine desk, Apple Studio Display, green Montana cabinets and Panthella lamps

What is one change you'd like to make to your current workspace?

I’m upgrading it right now with a Rode mic and Elgato lighting for filming product videos as well.

Close up of Apple Studio Display, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad against a sunlit wall.

White-painted brick garden studio with an open wooden door and casement windows, set on a lawn among trees — The garden studio at Thomas's parents' farm.

Walk us through your morning routine. What is the first thing you do at your desk?

Make a pot of V60 coffee. Plan out the day, usually in my Moleskine notebook. Then I read up on news and check in product analytics for Typefully.

Eiermann desk with a dark linoleum top and an Apple Studio Display beside a sunlit window — Thomas' Eiermann table topped with an Apple Studio Display, Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad and AirPods.

Side view of an Apple Studio Display on an Eiermann table, with a bookshelf, turntable and wood stove behind — Behind the desk, the shed keeps going with books and records.

What’s one productivity trick that actually works for you?

I’ve recently been experimenting with NOT keeping a todo list to dedicate more focus to the big and important things. By design, I will forget the trivial things and, if something is important, it tends to resurface.

It bites back at times, but I’ve generally found myself working in more impactful things and feeling less stressed.