For me, it was purchasing a stressless recliner as my primary "office chair". I had tried a standing desk, kneeling chair, herman miller aeron, and many others. But I always ended up with various parts of my body hurting or tightening up, for example, my hips felt tight on the aeron due to my shorter stature. Switching to a stressless recliner, my body is way more relaxed now and easily productive for hours.
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#2What kind of desk/table did you find that worked with that? I have a 5K grand leather livi by room chair my grandfather bought for me that I adore, but using it with a desk has been a significant challenge.
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#3For me it's been adding plants to my desk/office. It makes the room feel more alive and vibrant. I currently have a fiddle leaf fig and a succulent pot, love both of them.
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#4A pull-up bar for my home office. I do a couple of pull ups every time I walk through that door. Amounts to 5-15 / day.
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#5Split keyboard
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#6I don't drive, so getting to and from work is often more work than the actual work, plus, a lot of what I do isn't desk work.
I spend a lot more on on-the-go gear than office stuff.
* Tile Trackers
* Vacuum insulated water bottles, food jars, and a coffee mug
* A decent phone
* A MOLLE backpack(SOG Ninja) and accessories.
* A headlamp (Sofirn HS10, it's tiny and USB-C rechargeable)
* Zero drop barefoot shoes
* An ultra slim neck wallet
* An A5 6-ring planner for the rare occasions I'm using real paper
* Duplicate home and backpack copies of things like USB chargers
My latest purchase is some 1.8mm reflective cord.
Tied around a carabiner at both ends, so I can quickly clip my keys to my belt with one of those tactical belt hangar things, and ensure they don't fall out of my pocket.
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#7Split keyboard
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#8I don't drive, so getting to and from work is often more work than the actual work, plus, a lot of what I do isn't desk work. I spend a lot more on on-the-go gear than office stuff. * Tile Trackers * Vacuum insulated water bottles, food jars, and a coffee mug * A decent phone * A MOLLE backpack(SOG Ninja) and accessories. * A headlamp (Sofirn HS10, it's tiny and USB-C rechargeable) * Zero drop barefoot shoes * An ult…
What is a neck wallet? Have never heard of something like that
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#9Would you be able to share a picture of your setup? I can't imagine a desk and a stress recliner, and I have similar problems with my posture. Also tried many chairs, including kneeling rocking chair.
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#10hands down best purchase for me was a split keyboard. Had a hard time justifying it, but 2 years in it does wonders in terms of chest/back comfort compared to traditional keyboards.
second best purchase was a quality all-mesh office chair (locally purchased Ioo in my case, similar to aeron). My primary motivation was coping with heatwaves in the southern/top floor apartment (it worked great). Generally high quality and comfort warranted a second purchase for my wife after ~6 years. I was sceptical about ageing of the mesh material over the years, but after ~8 years of use you can hardly tell it apart from a freshly unboxed chair.