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I'll second what others said about chairs and nice keyboards. If you're going to spend a lot of time using it, it might as well be a good one. Some other things that helped me with a mainly work from home life: - A very large desk with a ton of space to tinker with things. I got an corner desk, with one wing holding an electronics workbench, and the other kept clean for working on my 3d printer or camera or taxes, et…
I don't know if "transformed my life" would be the right term but I always harp on to colleagues about my Polycom. I was skeptical when originally buying it but the purchase has ended up being one of my favourite things on my desk. My laptop is docked and closed so using the built in mic and speaker isn't a great experience on remote calls. I don't like the experience of using headphones for a call because of the eff…
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What is a neck wallet? Have never heard of something like that
Just a wallet on a lanyard to hang around your neck, assuming it's like ones I've seen. I've seen used in less safe countries to avoid pickpockets, not sure if there's other reasons. The benefits of a fanny pack without the style.
- Humanscale Freedom chair with headrest, gel seat and gel arm rests
- Accell Thunderbolt 4 Docking station, 96W USB-C w/ 2x Dell 2715q
- Logitech MX Master mouse & MX Keys keyboard
- Fry's mousepad
- Xiaomi Mi Monitor Light Bar w/ remote
- STM Myth 18L Laptop Backpack
- Jabra Speak 510
I used to bike to work but as soon as I sat down at my desk I felt like I was cutting my body at the waist. My lower body/legs were some kind of passive appendage stuck to my chair.
The first week of working while standing I kept looking for a chair to sit on, it was really distracting and I felt tired.
I bought a saddle stool with enough height so that I can transfer back and forth between standing and sitting. The stool has no back support and my legs are still fairly straight (like sitting on a bar stool) so my body is still much more active than just sitting in a chair.
Definitely life-changing. I have suffered from lower back pain all my life. If I have to go back to sitting in a chair for more than a few days I feel my back starting to lock up. In the standing/saddle configuration this doesn't happen.
Here is a random example: https://shop.lfhair.com.au/product/saddle-stool-ch-841/
It's the first chair to make me sit comfortably & correctly [1].
Also transformational were:
* Corne split keyboard
* Benq e-reading lamp
* Galaxy Tab S8+
* Sit/stand desk
* Cheap foldable laptop stand from AliExpress (laptops by default seem terrible for posture).
[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/08/13/6360250...
In my case this was done by moving to a larger house with a seperate office, but this could easily be a shed, a wework, or a rented commercial suite, but the separation really helped.