A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch

Post by globile » Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

avalys wrote: post #44

You can measure my productivity by how slouched I am. Sitting up straight at my desk, chair locked, perfect posture? I’m doing nothing, maybe looking through System Preferences to change the system highlight color. Sliding down in my chair like jelly, with my shoulders where my butt should be and my head resting on the lumbar support? I’m building the next iPhone and it’ll be done by 2 AM.

Post by quinnjh » Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC

globile wrote: post #151

avalys wrote: post #44

You can measure my productivity by how slouched I am. Sitting up straight at my desk, chair locked, perfect posture? I’m doing nothing, maybe looking through System Preferences to change the system highlight color. Sliding down in my chair like jelly, with my shoulders where my butt should be and my head resting on the lumbar support? I’m building the next iPhone and it’ll be done by 2 AM.

It would be much more interesting that the system blur when it finds we drift from being "in the zone". "I'm going to quickly shift from my terminal to this chrome tab to check this documentation but while it loads I'll get a dopamine hit from X." Blur the screen and help me get back on track...

Post by MengerSponge » Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC

eastbound wrote: post #120

MengerSponge wrote: post #41

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My dog could, but a person with adult proportions probably can't. For long-term use, a stand+KB is the only solution I know of https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86285180/the-roost-savi... It's too bad that nobody on the Surface team has managed to crack this! I'd be much more interested in one if they had.

Laptop work is clearly not OSHA-compliant. I’m in France so it’s probably regulated a little bit more, but having a screen at eye height and a keyboard slightly under elbow height is the first line on the security analysis document (le DUERP), at least for tertiary workers. And far above “Floor must be non-slippery” and “The right to disconnect after 6pm”.

Post by rekabis » Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC

Post by parentheses » Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC

jaccola wrote: post #124

avalys wrote: post #44

You can measure my productivity by how slouched I am. Sitting up straight at my desk, chair locked, perfect posture? I’m doing nothing, maybe looking through System Preferences to change the system highlight color. Sliding down in my chair like jelly, with my shoulders where my butt should be and my head resting on the lumbar support? I’m building the next iPhone and it’ll be done by 2 AM.

Funny, I’m the same. I also like taking walks to think but I’ve found that I must have my head pointing almost directly down (I.e. looking at my feet). It’s also how I stand thinking in the shower, with the warm water hitting my angled neck. Maybe something beneficial about that position of the neck, or maybe just habit! I will also have conversations in my head during my walk, I’ve done this my whole life and I’m no…