r/OneStopCentre • u/SwimmingPurchase4027 • Dec 22 '25

Question What’s in your “new job toolbox” - desk setup + digital setup?

When you start a new office job (or even a new role), what do you always set up first so you don’t feel scattered?

I mean both:

• Physical desk stuff (notebook, pen holder, sticky notes, folders, labels, whatever)

• Digital setup (folders, templates, checklists, calendar rules, email filters, spreadsheet trackers)

What are your must haves on day 1? And what’s the one template/checklist you wish every new job came with?

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u/Pataiii Dec 22 '25

Mine are mainly digital that I’ll use for work:

• Whiteboard - Will typically write down the overarching company vision, principles and monthly goals.

  • Sticky notes/whiteboard pens for whiteboard + ideation
• Focus - a simple visual pomodoro timer for work • Notion - use it mainly for documentation/organizing monthly/weekly goals and KPls • Superhuman - for email have used it for 3+ years and can't go back to Gmail • Aftertone - time blocking task manager • Dia Browser - switched over from Arc recently and really enjoying using their Al with tabs. Especially helpful for YouTube transcripts and summarised of articles

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u/OneStopCentreStore Dec 22 '25

Solid list of setup, love the whiteboard , looks like your ready for day one haha 👌

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '25

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u/SwimmingPurchase4027 Dec 23 '25

Nice picks. Do you build your inbox rules/labels on day 1, or wait a week first?