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Three things that in concert let you really dial in your ergonomic setup to fit you : 1) A good chair (e.g. aeron, leap) 2) A height-adjustable desk 3) A monitor arm It'll take some fiddling to get just right, but standing up after a long work day and not being in pain is priceless.
"Real" Chair (Steelcase / Herman Miller) and four-legged standing desk (better stability). Plus a handheld "mouse" (ELECOM Relacon) so when I'm reading I can stand differently or do light movement/exercise. Blowing $2.5K on a desk + chair is a lot, but also not a lot depending on your perspective.
I second the recommendation of Steelcase. I bought my Steelcase Leap chair five years ago, and it's still rock solid and has no noticeable wear. My wife recently decided to buy one too, and she got hers refurbished from a company called BTOD. I was impressed with the quality. It was indistinguishable from mine (which I bought new) and cost half the price.
Have been with the Steelcase Amia for 2 years now and am quite happy.
Three things that in concert let you really dial in your ergonomic setup to fit you : 1) A good chair (e.g. aeron, leap) 2) A height-adjustable desk 3) A monitor arm It'll take some fiddling to get just right, but standing up after a long work day and not being in pain is priceless.
Just a caveat about the monitor arm. Purchase the strongest one you can find. There are few worse things in your working life than a constantly wobbly monitor.
I am convinced that a good/great quality directional microphone with a pop-filter is a godsend for WFH. Here's why: * Directionality matters because extraneous sounds in a home can be very distracting for listeners. For example, say the dishwasher is running. Or you answered a call before turning down the radio. Or a neighbor is mowing. Or, in a highrise, your balcony door is open. * In conversation your semi-verbal…
One thing to note is that dynamic microphones need to be right front of your mouth to be effective, that's the trade-off for being able to reject background noise. Which means that if you are doing video, it will be visible on camera.
If you can, maybe a wall color, a wooden shelf, some framed pictures, stuff like that
I added a keyboard tray to my standing desk, made a big difference for ergonomics on my wrists and shoulders
A cat. Any time I get annoyed, I stand up, walk to the living room, and pet the cat. Instant drop in blood pressure.
For me, it was a strip of white LEDs fixed at the back of the monitor.
Very comfortable for the eyes.
You can also buy a 5$ table lamp and it away fron the monitor at the back of it.