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Millions upon millions of workers are on their feet for 8+ hours a day. Imagine that! Guy can't stand up for more than 4 hours, writes complaints on Medium. Ar

Millions upon millions of workers are on their feet for 8+ hours a day. Imagine that! Guy can't stand up for more than 4 hours, writes complaints on Medium. Articles like this are why the tech industry gets a bad name.

blackRust 11y ago
They don't stand still though. That's not a comparison.
_greim_ 11y ago
Generally those workers are also moving around, not standing absolutely still with their arms held out in front of them. Standing desks don't insulate you from the need for frequent breaks.
- eropple 11y ago
  If you're standing absolutely still at your standing desk, you're kind of crazy. I'm constantly moving; right now I'm sort of idly shifting back and forth from left foot to right. And my arms aren't held out in front of me, they're at my sides and bent loosely at the elbow to reach my keyboard and mouse. When I'm not typing and just thinking a bit, I stick my hands in my pockets, too--I don't leave them sitting on the desk.)
  - JTon 11y ago
    I often find myself with my arms behind my back while I wait for my script/application/web page to finish/load
m0nty 11y ago
I think it's why Medium is getting a bad name. I used to associate it with high-quality articles, seems they just let anyone in nowadays.
- thieving_magpie 11y ago
  I think it's just making me turn against blogging rather than Medium in particular. It's as if the world collectively decided in January of 2015 to start every article with "Why I took a bath" or "How standing became sitting". Not every little thing in the universe needs an article written about it. But I'm a hypocrite, I just read that entire post and now I have sour grapes about it. That's more of a lesson for me about wasting my time more than anything.
  - randallsquared 11y ago
    You should write a blog post! :)
jldugger 11y ago
When I worked one of those jobs, I would make sure to pop some ibuprofen before every shift, because it's hell on the feet.
andthat 11y ago
Yeah. I've been standing about 8 hours every day for over a year now, taking short breaks on a "saddle seat". I dread sitting in an office chair now. I also do weighted squats regularly which probably helps. It takes a long time to adjust, but it was worth it. I've been meaning to try out a balance board for some extra variation too - something like FluidStance or Wurf Board.
- danfinlay 11y ago
  I really like throwing in a balance board for variation! I made a 3d-printable balance board dome, you can use it to build something much like a FluidStance! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1197183 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1197183
DrScump 11y ago
He also misread the NYT story about the study showing "the death rate was higher in people that sat more than six hours per day." No, that was for people who sat for more than six hours of their leisure time per day. Not the same thing. I'm using a standing desk, but I'm sitting on it, cross-legged, with my monitor in my lap. Am I doing it wrong?

blackRust 11y ago

They don't stand still though. That's not a comparison.

_greim_ 11y ago

Generally those workers are also moving around, not standing absolutely still with their arms held out in front of them. Standing desks don't insulate you from the need for frequent breaks.

eropple 11y ago
If you're standing absolutely still at your standing desk, you're kind of crazy. I'm constantly moving; right now I'm sort of idly shifting back and forth from left foot to right. And my arms aren't held out in front of me, they're at my sides and bent loosely at the elbow to reach my keyboard and mouse. When I'm not typing and just thinking a bit, I stick my hands in my pockets, too--I don't leave them sitting on the desk.)
- JTon 11y ago
  I often find myself with my arms behind my back while I wait for my script/application/web page to finish/load

m0nty 11y ago

I think it's why Medium is getting a bad name. I used to associate it with high-quality articles, seems they just let anyone in nowadays.

thieving_magpie 11y ago
I think it's just making me turn against blogging rather than Medium in particular. It's as if the world collectively decided in January of 2015 to start every article with "Why I took a bath" or "How standing became sitting". Not every little thing in the universe needs an article written about it. But I'm a hypocrite, I just read that entire post and now I have sour grapes about it. That's more of a lesson for me about wasting my time more than anything.
- randallsquared 11y ago
  You should write a blog post! :)

jldugger 11y ago

When I worked one of those jobs, I would make sure to pop some ibuprofen before every shift, because it's hell on the feet.

andthat 11y ago

Yeah. I've been standing about 8 hours every day for over a year now, taking short breaks on a "saddle seat". I dread sitting in an office chair now. I also do weighted squats regularly which probably helps. It takes a long time to adjust, but it was worth it. I've been meaning to try out a balance board for some extra variation too - something like FluidStance or Wurf Board.

danfinlay 11y ago
I really like throwing in a balance board for variation! I made a 3d-printable balance board dome, you can use it to build something much like a FluidStance! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1197183 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1197183

DrScump 11y ago

He also misread the NYT story about the study showing "the death rate was higher in people that sat more than six hours per day." No, that was for people who sat for more than six hours of their leisure time per day. Not the same thing. I'm using a standing desk, but I'm sitting on it, cross-legged, with my monitor in my lap. Am I doing it wrong?