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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by 74d-fe6-2c6 »

sethc2 wrote: post #138

The article brings up that for most a home office is a luxury. And i thought how is that possible, just use some extra room in your house. Then I remembered having a house and an extra room might be an easy thing to attain as a software developer, but that is only true because I don’t live in the Bay Area or Seattle. Yet in those areas you might have more fun on weekends. Just to see, I looked at prices for a round t…

> The article brings up that for most a home office is a luxury.

> And i thought how is that possible, just use some extra room in your house.

You made my day ... LOL ... yes, we all have a house with an extra room. That itself is not a luxury at all

Having said that - I just work in the sleeping room and that works just fine as well.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by visarga »

treebot wrote: post #33

Maybe this is because a lot of tech workers are living in cities? Where space is expensive? There's no reason to live in a city if you work remote.

You might be OK but what about your kids? They need to attend good schools and have good healthcare support where they grow up.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by amatecha »

scarecrowbob wrote: post #77

I've been working remote for about 10 years. I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed. There are tons of good ways to do it. Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks…

Right? Imagine having even a minimal amount of agency over your surroundings and immediate environment.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by Tempest1981 »

daenz wrote: post #40

For the past 2 weeks, I've been working from a treadmill. It has been incredible. I got a small under-the-desk treadmill for my standing desk and I walk at about 2.5km/hour and get around 20,000 steps in per day. It has improved my mood, my clarity, and also has improved my sleep (because I'm tired of walking). I also find it easier to focus on tasks for some reason. If you can make a setup like this work for you, I…

Surprised to see a "smart" product, sold on Amazon, that doesn't integrate with Alexa.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by fouc »

chronogram wrote: post #106
hippari wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally agree, I cook more food, learned more recipe, wash my clothes more frequently, my house is more clean and organized. Contrasting to a 9-5 job, I would rather just order takeaways after getting back home from the office.

It’s great how everyone works so differently. When I am alone, working from home, I can’t find a proper mental break anywhere and everything becomes a mess and I eat worse. Having a physical work/life split makes me cook more food, learn more recipes, and gives me a constant fresh look at my home and items to make sure it’s clean and tidy. In the WFH situation it’s suddenly 20:00 and I’m starving and just look to sna…

Can you create a work/life spilt by having a separate office in a separate part of the house?

Or even have an external office on the property.

If you knew you can work remotely 100% of the time, that frees you up to consider cheaper locations where you can get a better house for the same rent.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by KronisLV »

I'm still amazed at how we lack both ergonomic and comfortable ways to use computers, it's usually just either one or the other, never both.

Imagine a large pillow that's shaped vaguely like human back should be when resting, which you could put on your bed to support your entire back, neck and head, at a slight incline. Then, add a keyboard support that can be moved around, alongside with one for mouse (or just a trackpad), as well as a VESA wall mount for a few monitors above the bed, angled so that you can look up at the screens directly, without putting too much strain on your eyes.

Essentially, it'd be the bed version of this: https://altwork.com/

And, because it'd be just a few pillows and some aluminum pieces for the mounts, it shouldn't break the bank like the linked item either. Otherwise, even with reminders to get up and walk around every hour, it always feels like my back is in the wrong position, regardless whether i'm sitting at a table with a chair, laying in bed with some pillows underneath or anything else. Even though i do stretches and daily exercise, the lack of truly ergonomic ways to work without having to constantly monitor my own posture (which will realistically never happen) feels like a detriment, or at least will become one in 20 years, when back issues start manifesting.

So here's my question: why are people so obsessed with office chairs and why don't we have such pillows be more popular, or just don't put more thought into working from bed?

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by samsonradu »

scarecrowbob wrote: post #77

I've been working remote for about 10 years. I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed. There are tons of good ways to do it. Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks…

This is spot on. The 'bottleneck' in programming is not the screen size or typing speed but the I/O of information in the brain.

I too stopped using multiple screens some time ago because it felt like being overwhelmed with information and experiencing fatigue, while not being more productive.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by pnut »

daenz wrote: post #40

For the past 2 weeks, I've been working from a treadmill. It has been incredible. I got a small under-the-desk treadmill for my standing desk and I walk at about 2.5km/hour and get around 20,000 steps in per day. It has improved my mood, my clarity, and also has improved my sleep (because I'm tired of walking). I also find it easier to focus on tasks for some reason. If you can make a setup like this work for you, I…

After 2 whole weeks, I don't think you should be offering "in the long run" advice about things.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by asd4232 »

chronogram wrote: post #106
hippari wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally agree, I cook more food, learned more recipe, wash my clothes more frequently, my house is more clean and organized. Contrasting to a 9-5 job, I would rather just order takeaways after getting back home from the office.

It’s great how everyone works so differently. When I am alone, working from home, I can’t find a proper mental break anywhere and everything becomes a mess and I eat worse. Having a physical work/life split makes me cook more food, learn more recipes, and gives me a constant fresh look at my home and items to make sure it’s clean and tidy. In the WFH situation it’s suddenly 20:00 and I’m starving and just look to sna…

This. I like WFH as a concept, but I feel like it would require a separate office room to really work, and right now I don't have the space for that. Working from living room just mixes up work and leisure really badly.
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