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Key Points

Key Takeaways

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    A Place for Everything

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    Peak Design Tech Pouch: By accordion structure, can overlook everything moment opened. Because it stands on its own, it is easy to use even on narrow airplane table

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    Cable Management: Instead of just throwing cables in, tie them with Velcro tie or pass through dedicated loop. Delete wasted time of 'Untying' from life

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    EDC (Everyday Carry): Mobile battery, SSD, Hub, Medicine, Pen. If collect these 'Survival Kit' in pouch, relief even if change bag

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    Mindset: Tidying up is not matter of personality, but matter of system. If use good tool, it will be naturally tidy

Introduction: Cost of Searching Time

“Oh, where is USB-C cable?” Grope bottom of bag and pull out tangled white line. If this stress of 30 seconds occurs 5 times day, how many hours will it be in year?

Tech Pouch is not just bag. It is apartment for your gadgets.

1. The Organizer: Peak Design Tech Pouch

Pouch made by Peak Design, Apple of camera bag world. Looks small, but inside expands like four-dimensional pocket.

Peak Design Tech Pouch (Eclipse)

21 pockets. From small things like SD card to large things like mobile battery, fixed position is decided. Convenient that there is cable pass-through hole and can charge smartphone while keeping in pouch.

Origami Style

“Origami structure” like accordion is greatest feature. Even if stuffed full, shape does not collapse, and when contents are few, it becomes thin. And above all, can place it standing on desk (Self-standing).

2. The Contents: Aesthetics of Contents

If look at contents of pouch, can understand style of work of that person.

  1. Power : Anker Prime Power Bank & CIO NovaPort (See previous article)
  2. Storage : SanDisk Extreme SSD 2TB (Data backup)
  3. Hub : Anker PowerExpand 8-in-1 (HDMI, SD, USB-A)
  4. Cables : 0.9m USB-C x 2, Lightning x 1 (All bound with silicon band)
  5. Misc : Loxonin, Eye drops, Microfiber Cloth (Screen wipe)

3. Comparison: Self-standing or Not

項目 Peak Design Tech Pouch General Mesh Pouch
Visibility Best (Listable when opened) Bad (Overlapped and invisible)
Retrieval Fixed position management Digging up
Use at Desk Stand on its own (Space saving) Lie down (Obstacle)
Price About 9,000 yen About 1,000 yen

4. Maintenance: Regular Inventory

If let guard down, pouch becomes trash can. Receipt, mysterious USB memory, dried wet tissue.

Once week, take out all contents and ask “Do I really use this every day?”. Carrying cable not used is same as carrying dumbbell.

Conclusion: Mental Clearness

Just as cannot concentrate if desk is cluttered, mind does not rest during movement if inside bag is cluttered. Open Tech Pouch and look at gadgets lined up in orderly manner. High that alone, switch of “Ready” turns on.