Author is fairly young. This will destroy your back after even a short amount of time.
So fast. Ugh, I'm 27 and even just looking at these pics makes me cringe.
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#22Author is fairly young. This will destroy your back after even a short amount of time.
Not to mention muscle atrophy, including cardiac output.
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#23I could never do this. 1) My back would hurt after a half hour of this. 2) My brain would not be engaged in a state of too much comfort. (i.e. I'd get sleepy). In fact, I even keep my work room in the house kinda cold (by not putting in a heater) so I can be more alert. 3) I'm a developer so I need a full keyboard and multiple screens. 4) Most importantly, I need a clear separation or line of delineation between work…
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#24I've been WFH full time since 2011. I could not even finish this article.
Anyone who thinks that working from bed is good in any way, shape, or form, is deluding themselves. It's an ergonomic nightmare that is unsustainable. It's lack of separation between Life and Work. It's everything WFH should NOT be.
In a year, there will be another article that says "Working from Bed: Maybe not so much"
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#25On the opposite, I'd say it's a great way to destroy your sleep routine and habits. As a rule of thumb, your bed should be dedicated to sleep and cuddles with your significant other.
"This study indicates that the use of computers and mobile telephones in the bedroom are related to poor sleep habits" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2869...
"Computer use, TV viewing, and the presence of media in children's bedrooms may reduce sleep duration, and delay bedtimes." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23886318/
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#26This article kind of feels like people are working really hard to rationalize working from bed?
Personally I just find it extremely uncomfortable, and I just can't be productive that way. Plus you have to wonder what the long term effects are, it doesn't seem very ergonomic.
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#27I did it on the rare snow day in Seattle a few times. I’m not one to be particular about my workspace, but what few things I am particular about went out the window in bed. It’s fun for an occasional break, but not for productive output. But TFA is rife with counterexamples, so what do I know versus Marcel Proust?
Every time I end up working from bed I'm angry within 30 minutes about typing experience - and that's assuming I remembered to grab trackball to not be angry at touchpad experience!
Seriously, f*ck bed work :|
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#28For those who don't want to sign up with NYTimes.com: https://archive.is/3AZmg
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#29Speaking as someone who goes from bed to couch to bed during this pandemic due to a lack of desk space in my crampt apartment, I would murder someone if it meant I could claim their chair and desk and have actual lumbar support again.
Lumbar support is a false friend. I used to rely on this until I learned proper posture and did exercises to strenghten and relearn to use skeletal musculature correctly. I need not rest my back on anything now and my general health couldn’t be better.
Unless you had a recent surgery and the body is weakened or you have a serious condition (torn discs, etc) I’d advise to try to ditch all these crutches which end up weakening us up in the long term. However, I admit they could be very useful and help with back pain. I used to not be able to concentrate because of backpain and lumbar support did help at the time.
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#30I'm a 35 year old who internetted/"worked" from bed all the time in my teens and 20s, I really believe doing this:
- Removed the sanctity of bed. The bed is a great place to train yourself to decompress and unwind.
- Absolutely destroyed my back. I'd build pillow forts around myself to compensate for increasing weak muscles.
- Hindered the ability to notice shifts in my mood/difficulties in my routine. Eg: I struggle to get out of bed these days.