My first serious tech startup had me working 18 hour days, 7 days a week. The pain in my wrists became unbearable. I knew people who had surgery for this and

My first serious tech startup had me working 18 hour days, 7 days a week. The pain in my wrists became unbearable. I knew people who had surgery for this and it didn’t go so well. I was going to avoid this at all cost. I took a couple of weeks off to design and build a custom ergonomic desk. Within a week or two all pain was gone. I could work almost as long as I wanted to and be comfortable. I also stopped using mice and moved to a thumb-operated trackball. Look for ergonomic desks and chairs.