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Six months into it and I can't go back. Seriously, I can't. After a few months I tried sitting again a couple of times but that was totally destructive for my
by yason 15y ago
Six months into it and I can't go back. Seriously, I can't.
After a few months I tried sitting again a couple of times but that was totally destructive for my neck and shoulders now that they've actually relaxed while I've been using the standing desk. Few hours later I had to revert back to standing which exhibits virtually no pain points. The only painful thing were my feet in the beginning but now I simply stand on a carpet, and further I've also folded the carpet these days. That helps me vary the position of my feet: I can use the folded carpet to tilt my feet forward, backward, or level and the same for both feet. I unconsciously keep changing my posture a few times a minute so I won't stick into bad positions.
Built the desk from an ordinary kitchen table by replacing the legs with longer ones, costing roughly 30€ or so at the hardware store. Here's a picture: http://yason.kapsi.fi/tmp/codingdesk.jpg http://yason.kapsi.fi/tmp/codingdesk.jpg
- bufo 15y agoShouldn't you try a screen that is leveled with your head? Must be straining on the neck to look down all day.
- darklajid 15y agoActually you're supposed to look slightly down as far as I can tell. The hard rule seems to be 'just avoid looking up'.
- wyclif 15y agoYes, it's been shown that looking "up" causes increased eye fatigue, since the tear ducts have to work harder. 0-20 degrees below horizontal is optimal.
- yason 15y agoYes, it was. I did get an external display quite soon after the picture was taken. I now look only about 10-15 degrees (guesstimate) downwards from the level horizontal angle; a slight nod. No hurting.