The fantastic educational YouTuber CGP Grey did a video detailing why working from bed is a terrible idea
Working from Bed
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#32I 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…
I'm the same. I've been WFH for a while and I need to get up, take a shower, get dressed, and go to my desk or I never really get going. Sometimes I'll do some work on a laptop on the couch, but it's the type of work where I'm more casually looking up information. Or I'll print out something I need to read and go to the couch. Otherwise, I'm so much more productive and engaged when I'm at my desk with keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
My wife is the polar opposite. We're lucky to be in a situation where we can both have dedicated home offices at this time. We already had a desk for her, but her work let her take home a good chair, and two monitors with a stand. We set up a really nice office for her, but I'd say that she works from bed or the couch 95% of the time. In fact, the only time she uses her office is when she has an important video call.
I don't know how she does it, and I still believe that she would be more productive/efficient at a desk. For me, just having the extra screen real estate and a keyboard and mouse are enough for me to want to be at my desk.
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#33Working for bedroom is already is nightmare. I can't imagine the kind of destruction working-from-bed is capable of.
Strong physical separation between distinct aspects of life is critical for me to get anything done. Covid has disrupted things enough as it is.
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#34Author is fairly young. This will destroy your back after even a short amount of time.
My back hurts just looking at the 4 images at the top of the article. Also the positions in the upper-left, upper-right, and image further down the page cause lots of elbow strain. I had several months of numbness in my hands from spending too much time resting on my elbows like these photos.
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#35I've wanted to work full-time from home for as long as I can remember. It took about a month in lockdown for me to realize I hated it.
Turns out, my mental health is much better when I have an office to go to. 1h20 in commute (round-trip), no privacy, tons of distractions, and still I'm happier when I get to leave the house to go to work.
I suspect it's mostly just a matter of getting out of the house. Those 4 walls get pretty oppressive after a while.
I, too, found myself working from bed. It was not an improvement, and ended up being the last step towards a crippling depression that wouldn't let me get out of bed in the first place.
So, for me at least, working from bed is awful. Ergonomically, emotionally, spiritually just f---ing draining.
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#36This is deliciously tone deaf on the part of NYT. People are dying all over the place, the meager wealth and incomes of working class people are being destroyed, even unemployment benefits are completely dysfunctional in many states. Maybe it's not the best time to talk about how great it is to be able to maintain your income without even having to leave bed.
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#37> Working from Bed is Great
Article goes on to say that anecdotal evidence from people that work in bed since COVID-19 pandemic are doing fine.
What I can say myself about this is that since I've started working full-time from home in 2018, there were many "great" things I started doing during work. It was a bit like finally having the chance to be "free" and working how I wanted - and not my employer.
Three years later I'm now convinced that there's reasons why people go to offices and why there's certain rules in those.
Anyways, technically speaking "I'm not working from home anymore". I rented out an office space. It's as comfy as home (still, there's no bed). But having a dedicated space to work and face challenges is great, because afterwise I can drive home - and when I'm exhausted, fall into my bed.
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#38On 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 i…
What if my significant other is a copy of Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler?
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#39This 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.
I've tried it once and it just didn't feel right. It didn't feel like I'm working, it felt more like staying in bed while sick. Also, my back started hurting after a few hours. I can't imagine someone doing it for more than a few days.
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#40I've wanted to work full-time from home for as long as I can remember. It took about a month in lockdown for me to realize I hated it. Turns out, my mental health is much better when I have an office to go to. 1h20 in commute (round-trip), no privacy, tons of distractions, and still I'm happier when I get to leave the house to go to work. I suspect it's mostly just a matter of getting out of the house. Those 4 walls…
> Turns out, my mental health is much better when I have an office to go to. 1h20 in commute (round-trip), no privacy, tons of distractions, and still I'm happier when I get to leave the house to go to work.
This is very important to me. It helps me forget about work when heading home and vice versa. I also like talking to people in person at the office more than relying on Zoom watercooler rooms.