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Sitting: for the past 18 months I’ve been using a standing desk. I’ve realized that the best part isn’t that I’m standing all day; it’s that I’m not sitting. I actually got a GeekDesk a while ago, and I think it's a better solution: I wouldn't want to sit or stand all the time.
I knew before I clicked that there was going to be something about a standing desk. I feel a subtle smugness coming from the standing desk crew that irks me a little. But, as far as procrastinating I have definitely been slipping lately and need to lay off facebook, reddit, and (gulp) HN as well. Wait... what am I still doing here..!
I wrote an article very similar to this a few months ago. I make a similar argument: we need defined workspaces, and when we're there we shouldn't do anything but work. http://burakkanber.com/blog/staying-productive-while-working...
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You could always keep healthy snacks are your desk. Right now I'm munching on some plain, unsalted almonds that I keep right next to me, along with some fruit and other healthy things. Let's me keep going without thinking about being hungry.
It doesn't fix your punctuation, though. http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/lets.html
You don't use a mouse?
I do use a mouse. And normally my laptop is elevated on a box, with a keyboard in front. I also have a external monitor that's normally beside it.
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I built one (from Ikea parts, inspired by a posting on ikeahackers) very recently. I use it far too short a time (2 weeks now) to say whether it really helps, but it's definitely a change that makes me happy _so far_. I feel more awake (no 'slumping'). I move a lot, walk in circles and just move away from the machine, when I feel I need to think about something. Will I keep using it from now on? Only time will tell..…
Is typing comfortable with a standing desk? Every time I've used a computer at standing height, it's been a little uncomfortable, but they certainly weren't tailored to my height.
Has anyone else switched to a standing desk setup? Do you like it?
I tried at home for a few month and couldn't adapt to it. It hurts my legs too much after a few hours. I'm really not athletic so that's part of the issue. What annoyed me also was that I couldn't do creatives things while standing, only simple repetive tasks were ok. So I stopped.
"Standing on a hard floor for prolonged periods without anti-fatigue matting can cause pain and discomfort in the lower legs, feet and back." - some website selling them.
I would add "Eating" to the list. I eat at my desk all the time, and I really need to stop. When I eat at my desk, I'm generally eating things that aren't that healthy to begin with, snacking unnecessarily, and/or eating too quickly, and doing it in some misguided notion that I'm able to work and eat at the same time. I'm not actually productive at times like that, it just lets me deal with some illogical guilt I fee…
To me this is an important step to help get rid of mindless eating. That kind of eating, where a hand goes reaching into a bag of fried shit to grab one more piece of something you never wanted to eat in the first place. I'm not great at it yet, but I try to stop myself before every bite and ask "Am I hungry?" in my head. I stop way earlier in meals, I eat more frequently with much smaller amounts, and I honestly hav…
Ad procrastinating: I remember someone (Paul Graham?) reporting that he configured a separate machine for procrastination-inducing activities so as to avoid the "just quickly check my feed while this is compiling" syndrome.
It was Paul Graham. He later noted that it didn't really work.
Has anyone else switched to a standing desk setup? Do you like it?
You will definitely want to relax from time to time though.
