Programming with an Aggressive Posture
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Programming with an Aggressive Posture
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Re: Programming with an Aggressive Posture
#2Would coding in isosceles or Weaver-stance count?
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#3>I noticed the results immediately. I became more focused, more energized, more productive, and found myself solving problems more easily.
It's easy to make a change and become excited that it'll make you more productive, so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and makes you more productive.
I'm more interested on changes when they induce long-lasting improvements in behavior, health, or mood.
Also, the article linked to compares effects of posture on circulating blood volume. Do we know how circulating blood volume affects productivity? This article doesn't tell us. The researchers tested lying down vs. standing up with armrests, not sitting with an "aggressive stance" vs slouching.
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#4Also, yelling at your code might help to debug faster.
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#5The linked document shows physiological differences (circulation, etc.) with an erect posture, but makes no claims about the sitter being more "productive" or any of the other claims this post makes. Perhaps the author can cite other sources rather than lazily suggesting "if you need more proof just google the 'effects of posture'."
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#6Also, yelling at your code might help to debug faster.
I love this idea.
Re: Programming with an Aggressive Posture
#7Would coding in isosceles or Weaver-stance count?
Now I want a retention holster for my mouse >.>
Re: Programming with an Aggressive Posture
#8The linked document shows physiological differences (circulation, etc.) with an erect posture, but makes no claims about the sitter being more "productive" or any of the other claims this post makes. Perhaps the author can cite other sources rather than lazily suggesting "if you need more proof just google the 'effects of posture'."
It's kind of incredible that you call the author lazy, because you are too lazy to search google yourself. Win!
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#9Wait... He makes an active decision to work more aggressively and chooses sitting up straight as the method.
...Sure its not the fact he made the decision the first place and is sticking to it, rather than the sitting?
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#10I think most people who talk about posture recommend an upright posture, not an "aggressive", leaned-forward posture. (Without being an expert, I've looked at The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, standard physical therapy theories and some other theory).
While there's debate about the details, most ideas of "good posture" are based on the idea that when the spine is balanced and so upright, your muscles don't have to exert continuous effort to support you whereas in any "leaning" posture, either forward or backward, involves one's muscles do have be tensed into a rigid position as they part of your body's support system.