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My favorite thing about a standing desk is that I can actually sit and the desk be at the correct height. I'll admit, I spend most of my time sitting at that d

My favorite thing about a standing desk is that I can actually sit and the desk be at the correct height. I'll admit, I spend most of my time sitting at that desk. I do like standing in the morning as I think it helps me wake up a bit more, but the absolute biggest difference it has made for me is actually being able to sit at my desk with a good posture. *Mix that with a good chair and a vesa monitor mount* and you'll have a lost less back pain. But you'll still want to move around and do some minimal time in the gym or something. A standing desk isn't magic, but let's also be honest, we have adjustable chairs because everyone is sized differently, so why would we not think this is also important for our desks? The chair can't do everything.

jerlam 1y ago
Don't be like me and get a standing desk where the lowest position is still too tall. Apparently it's designed for people who are at least 5'10" tall, at the bottom I have to use a footrest. Same with chairs, many are designed for the average male height and won't drop low enough.
- godelski 1y ago
  I mean I'm 6' and my desk goes far higher than I'm comfortable with and lower than my 5'4" partner is comfortable with. I guess I would say, don't cheap out on things you want to last a long time and that you use frequently. Things like a desk are one of your most important "tools" as a developer, right? Just like a chair, monitor, and keyboard
- xtiansimon 1y ago
  > “…get a standing desk where the lowest position is still too tall.” I worked at a standing desk at a corp with a strong internal Ergonomics group. Our standing desks were pairs with adjustable chairs with a range of motion much greater than regular chairs. I remember this because I would have preferred using the Herman Miller Aeron, but the taller chairs were better suited for the adjustable desks.

jerlam 1y ago

Don't be like me and get a standing desk where the lowest position is still too tall. Apparently it's designed for people who are at least 5'10" tall, at the bottom I have to use a footrest. Same with chairs, many are designed for the average male height and won't drop low enough.

godelski 1y ago
I mean I'm 6' and my desk goes far higher than I'm comfortable with and lower than my 5'4" partner is comfortable with. I guess I would say, don't cheap out on things you want to last a long time and that you use frequently. Things like a desk are one of your most important "tools" as a developer, right? Just like a chair, monitor, and keyboard
xtiansimon 1y ago
> “…get a standing desk where the lowest position is still too tall.” I worked at a standing desk at a corp with a strong internal Ergonomics group. Our standing desks were pairs with adjustable chairs with a range of motion much greater than regular chairs. I remember this because I would have preferred using the Herman Miller Aeron, but the taller chairs were better suited for the adjustable desks.