My Portable Desk Setup and Everyday Carry - 2024
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The tech and tools in my everyday carry make me more efficient, meaning I get more done and have more free time around my busy life as a lawyer, KZheadr and business owner.
I’ve always loved tech, especially sexy tech that makes you look and feel good when you’re using it 🤟 As I’ve had more and more stuff to do, having tech that makes my life easier has become so flipping important, especially if it means I can do my job and create content while travelling or seeing friends and family.
So, in this video, I’m sharing my favourite tech and tools that keep me productive, help me make content, allow me to do my job remotely and free up more of my time 👌
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iPhone 14 Pro - Space Grey
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Pitaka MagEZ Case 3 - Rhapsody
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ESR Armorite Screen Protector
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Ekster Key Case
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AirPods Pro - 1st Gen
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Ekster Aluminium Cardholder
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LARQ Bottle - Swig Top
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The Menos Backpack - Ocean Edition
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The Menos Backpack - Grey or Black:
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ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED laptop
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ASUS ZenScreen MB16QHG - portable monitor
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Filofax - Malden A5
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reMarkable 2 (including folio cover and pen)
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4-Way Biro
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UK - amzn.to/3R5QaNJ
Bose QuietComfort Headphones
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UK - amzn.to/3G68z6L
Logitech MX Keys keyboard
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UK - amzn.to/46n6M87
Logitech K380 - portable keyboard
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UK - amzn.to/49H2g7r
Logitech MX Master 3s - mouse
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UK - amzn.to/3QKSYi6
Logitech MX Anywhere 2S - portable mouse
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Easylonger Power Bank
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Alaksa Bear Eye Mask
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Manta Sleep Eye Mask
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3M earplugs
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AeroPress Original Coffee Maker
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Urth Arkose Camera Insert
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Hello Liam. I don't know if you will receive the comment, but again thank you for another informative video. If I should give you a few recommendations for EDC or tech, it would be Anker. They have clever chargers for all your devices, and I mean all of them. The charger sense how much "juice" your device needs and charge it full without overcharging it. They also have powerbanks of various sizes, and I believe they also have one for laptops. If you plan to go "off the grid" they have entire power stations available to plug in your home supplies as well as devices. I also saw that you are a fan of note taking. I don't know how the weather is in the UK, but I would like to recommend a brand that I use everyday, both for note taking, but also writing notes to law enforcement. Rite in The Rain is a company that specializes in note taking products and calendars that are waterproof. And I mean waterproof. My local shop has running tap over a Rite In The Rain notepad with written ink on the paper, and you as a customer can also write on it. The ink does not wash out on the paper. Both notepads and pens are meant to be used in the outdoors. The pens are replenishable. It's a bit pricy, but given how often it rains in the UK, I think they are worth a look: www.riteintherain.com/
Hi Liam, Thanks for making this video it will help us to improve the day with little changes in EDC and make the day very much productive with tools. And one recommendation from my side is to keep Air Tag best as you are using iPhone so it will help you when needed. 🙂
Similar with you, I always bring my portable 15.6" display. Very convenient especially you only need 1 USB C PD cable. And also same 3 in 1 logitech keyboard, no sharp edges, decent finger travel distance, and key depth.
I am very impressed by your productive life (job, school, business, exercise)! You have a neat portable desk setup as well! However, I would add a laptop stand (e.g. Roost stand) and a portable monitor stand (e.g. Nomad Setups). This way you can also make your portable desk setup ergonomic 😉
After a challenging day, listening to this music helps me achieve a state of utmost relaxation and provides me solace.
I keep watching this video. It’s so detailed and productive! 😂
Thanks for sharing! Appreciate your content from “across the pond”.
For earplugs, go the extra mile and have some fitted to your ear. My last pair was like €80 and is made of silicone, slips in perfectly, no pressure points, and much more comfortable than those foam thingies. And better at noise cancelling too. I got them from some hearing aid shop.
One of my students uses Loop soft earplugs and tells me they're really good.
Just used your link to grab the Larq in black! Been looking for a new water bottle, thanks Liam!
I would definitely add a multitool, I carry the Gerber Para-frame pocket knife and the Gerber dime multitool. Because of your line of work, I would suggest a Leatherman knifeless Rebar, there is no knife on it but I have found a multitool of sorts has come in handy more times than I can possibly count.
Thank you for this video!!!
Hi Liam, can you make a video showing your typical day in the life and how you make time for running a business, your actual dayjob, exercise, social life, and everything else you do on a daily basis? I feel like a lot of us want to be productive but we don't see how to fit everything logistically into a day-to-day pattern.
Just takes sh*t load of adderall
Love your work Liam. I even finished your course about Trello in skillshare.
I usually only get my packs from Alpaka or Peak Design, with that said I’m totally sold on this Menos pack. I can’t wait to get this!
Liam, I know you are sponsored by Larq. But I would reccomend Dopper for a drinking bottle with great isolation. I've been a busdriver for 9 years and the last 4 I had a dopper. No problems, no leaks and my coffee or soda stayed cool for a long time.
New subscriber. EDC is way of life. Thanks for sharing this vid 🤙🏽
Having stuff in your pockets is a way of life.
Great video my friend. Cheers from Las Vegas, NV
Only things I have to add are the "Roost Laptop Stand." Helps a ton with posture and angling your laptop screen up while you're working on the go. Also, the "Lochby Quattro" pen case. Maybe only because I'm kinda a pen snob; I like having a setup that protects them & is pretty minimalist
Great selection, one thing i couldn't do without is my swiss army knife, and a spork.
If I hadn't just bought a backpack, I would be ordering one of yours...it looks great! Great video too. One thing I might suggest is, as a young professional, that you upgrade your pen and pencil. Something like the Multi Pen by Craft Design Technology or even the Lamy 2000 Multi Pen. Those would better match your other equipment too. DOn't get me wrong, I love a good Bic (or Biro) but as a professional there are much better options out there.
Great Video! May i ask what your type of camera you have?
The Bose quiet comfort work great and the model above that one works better. Can’t wait to try the latest one tho. Must be even comfier. Still have the originals muffs.
Id suggest the iclever folding split keyboard. It’s so comfortable for travel
I would recommend legion slim 5 14
First, you did an AMAZING job with this video. Second, love your backpack and the purpose behind your company. I’ll going to look into your company. Happy Holidays and wish you the best.
Also, seperately can you make a video on procrastinating? I don't know if you struggle with this or have in the past, but I feel like thats the number one thing that stops me from staying productive. I'll get motivation once in a blue moon and actually start doing something, but then several days later, I look up and find myself exactly where I was before, back to the same inaction. I don't even realize when it happens. It's like unconscious procrastination. And then I see you being productive 24/7 and achieving all your goals and yeah.. help!
Great products and overall video!
What bag do you use to move this around?
I have almost the same setup but you know I can't handle the weight. how heavy is your laptop?
what is the name of the to do program to use? thx
I am liking this daily carry because its not tied to one ecosystem but designed in such a way that everything just works according to him
what backpack do you use? Great Video btw.!
Hey Liam, does having no sound on the ASUS Portable monitor affect you at all?
My 64GB Kindle Scribe. Have 1,000's of PDF books, use it for habit trackers, & also use it to take notes in classes & meetings. For an easier carry, I use my Kindle Paperwhite Signature, which I can pop out when I'm in a queue or waiting for something.
An AirTag always vital for me in my menos backpack. Just slip it away in the portable charger zipper pocket
Somebody tell him finally that if he has a laptop he haven't to take a separate keyboard in travels, it is already exists in laptop XD
Great content. The days of my Windows PC being better than my Mac are over. Still, some people cannot understand that you buy what you need to accomplish your mission. I have a laptop and two PCs with Win10 or Win11 to play games. I have a few Macs for productivity and a few Lixux PCs. I still use a MacSE30 that I bought in 1989 and a few Amigas that I also use for drafting documents. I used to engage in the Flame Wars in Usenet to screw with people’s minds 😂. The result is the same nowadays: to use the PC that fits your workload.
1st time viewer... and wow.... when I first saw that awesome looking backpack in the opening scenes I thought "it looks cool but I'm sure its $350 bucks because every cool new backpack is $350". then I found out it was your own custom backpack and knew it would be $350+ (by the way I would never buy any backpack no matter the use case for more than about $120 and that includes long term through hiking backpacks or large camera bags not just edc bags) but figured I'd look it up anyway. When I saw the $90 price tag I was floored I couldn't believe that youtuber was producing such a stylish useful backpack in that price point. My wife would have my head if I bought another backpack right now(I have a bit of an obsession) but it is added to my list and you earned a new subscriber today just by pricing you gear appropriately.
Great video!
I'm using some of the exact products as you do 😂 Otherwise what I always like to have on me is a little pouch for my chargers since I try to get in some study time in the library, wired headphones and an umbrella since Menos is yet to sell some waterproof jackets 😉
Brilliant videos. I’ve binged on so many. I love the Menos bags and hoped for one for Christmas. I had plenty of other items, but not the bag. So, I’ve just ordered it myself, and got a discount! All the best to you and please keep the videos coming. I’m an old dog who’s learning new tricks. 😉
thanks nice content, can i ask about your shirt ?
yep this set up is for me, time to find a job so I can afford to make such setup
SUGGESTION FOR EDC " XREAL PRO GLASSES
Source to your iphone background?
some of this EDC stuff gets a bit ridiculous... and frankly can be achieved more efficiently.. but thanks for the inspiration man...
I Totally agree. I carry my phone in one pocket, my clip with driver’s license, 1 credit card and debit card, and my key fob for car. Travel light my friends.
You need the roost laptop holder in your life! Highly mobile great for travel
You just earned a subscriber!
Great video, been watching for about a year, they've gotten a ton better. Awesome camera shots. How much are you making with a channel with 235k and bring a lawyer in London? Get your girlfriend some airpod pros man lol.
Hi Liam.....LIAM10 does not work I'm afraid ? Just ordered a MENOS Ocean and the discount wouldnt go through?
So sorry Guy! The code wasn’t set up for the Ocean edition! I can get the team to cancel your order and refund you so you can order again?
As we havent heard from you and don’t want your order to get held up, we’ll ship your order at full price! Sorry again about that!
@@liam.porritt just saw this message! Not to worry, it wasnt a big amount anyway. I received the bag this morning....loving it so far
That Asus monitor is almost double the weight of the LG Gram view.
2:14 what kind of monster keeps literally anything else in the same pocket as a phone? Especially keys my god.
Thanks for sharing.
Great vid! Love this. Sub’d
If I see one more video recommending the MX Keys I'm gonna lose my mind.
Hey man just found your channel. I noticed you call yourself a lawyer and not an attorney. Is it not the same thing in your place?
What a great video... Subscribed!
4:18 I don’t carry my cards anymore since I used Apple Wallet and Apple Pay
There is no way that all this fits into your backpack without having to worry about breaking a screen or two. I also wonder how much weight that all is.
the eyes mask is a nice one.
give me some idea about total weight
at first I thought you didn't use a phone case. iphone without any case is either for a really brave man or a serial killer. Great video tho!
Came for the tech subscribed to fellow filofax user
Why the things you "use everyday" looks mint new?
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Enjoyed the video, but man that backpack looked really cool but that logo ruins the entire bag, nothing screams NOT minimal more than a giant contrast logo. I would be fine with a small corner one in a similar color as the bag or maybe just no logo visible outside at all. But man you were so close and ruined it.
Space black**
Feel heavy when take that lot of things everyday.
I mean Asus Zenbook is great BUT M2 Macs are still the best (AND Apple network is soooo cool) All that to say it's so awesome ! And you look so clean like wtf T^T
Everyday carry sittimg at nearly 10k 😂
Do you still wear a mask in public places ? ( as in video clip)
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10 kg (25 lb) ? every day?...
my everyday carry kit looks like I use it every day. When the kit you say you use everyday looks like its just been unwrapped, I just have to doubt your credibility.
Well…the main reason of this video was for the promotion of the menos bag. As for his “everyday carry” I don’t think that he is going like that to work. This is more like what he needs to get with him when he travels (again no one carries that much)
If your idea of “everyday carry” is “doesn’t look like you take care of stuff,” then I pity anyone who loans or gifts you anything.
@@patatakis24no-one carries that much? You’ve never seen my rucksack mate… :)
@@Rammyrichsorry I’m with the OP. None of that stuff looks used in any way. Which does not qualify as ‘every day carry’ imho. Calling out credibility. Isn’t ‘hate’ either. That’s a false dichotomy.
Ok so in this guy’s defense… a lot of his stuff looks like it has a faint patina to them… but they look like he takes a lot of care to minimize that. Personally, still, I’m on OP's side... I actually really like the look of black well-painted metal when the silver peeks through like bits of his phone case.
That's just a long video commercial
This is just a long commercial
Thanks i thought i was the only one thinking the same thing
You have all of these great items, but you have a super cheap pen....That is not really having your stuff together....As a lawyer, I can not believe you do not have a high-quality Fountain Pen.....Lamy, Vanishing Point, or Walterman....
He sounds like wanna cry.... poor guy
it is sooo funny when people promote minimalism however at the same time get WATER BOTTLE with SIMPLE WATER))) You guys can buy pure water everywhere
I left after he said iPhone.
I'm not convinced and I'm not buying any of these products.
42$ for a case???? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
bro spends $215 on a little notebook
If you think i'm watching an 18 minute advertisment you have no chance ..thumbs down and blocked
banyok sembang ngat ntg ni
Hmmmmm wonder what this kid is selling…..😂😂😂😂
I was set to watch but a few sentences in, out pops from your mouth an expletive. Was it necessary to get your info across to your public? No, it was not. Could you have used another word? Of course you could. Your info may have been something I could use, but I stopped watching once you said the word.
No thanks
Zero value in this channel anymore. Solely used for product advertising these days. Looks like the strategy is to milk the channel for what it's worth as he no longer has the time to commit to growth via good quality videos.
Yeah, I don’t think any of those items have ever been used at all.
100% agree
He was just selling the ads