Author is fairly young.
This will destroy your back after even a short amount of time.
Working from Bed
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#12Author is fairly young. This will destroy your back after even a short amount of time.
I've been doing this for years, my back is fine, and I'm 40. Cut this nonsense out.
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#13Bed should only be using for sleeping, no tv in room etc ...
Glad I can tick off 'comment that rephrases first sentence of the article' from todays HN bingo
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#14My lower back wishes to dispute posted title...
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#15I couldn’t bring myself to work from bed. More due to the mental separation of being “at work” vs at home. I find it’s beneficial for me to have an exclusive area otherwise I’ll mentally feel like I’m always working.
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#16Ergonomically speaking, it can be, but that requires some tooling and experimentation. I have put together a setup that works pretty well, but I rarely use it because extricating myself from it takes too much work.
The pictures in the article do not demonstrate a viable way to work from bed for long periods (though shifting positions frequently enough can offset the postural problems quite a bit).
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#17Who does a compromise of that, like on a zen cushion ?
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#18I have a dedicated room for an office in my house with everything I need for productivity. Yet sometimes I feel more productive with a laptop on the couch or bed. I wonder why.
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#19I could never do this.
1) My back would hurt after a half hour of this.
2) My brain would not be engaged in a state of too much comfort. (i.e. I'd get sleepy). In fact, I even keep my work room in the house kinda cold (by not putting in a heater) so I can be more alert.
3) I'm a developer so I need a full keyboard and multiple screens.
4) Most importantly, I need a clear separation or line of delineation between work and rest. I don't want to mix the two together. The thought is as perverse to me as eating while taking a shit.
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#20Speaking as someone who goes from bed to couch to bed during this pandemic due to a lack of desk space in my crampt apartment, I would murder someone if it meant I could claim their chair and desk and have actual lumbar support again.
Have you considered (or able to install) an adult loft bed so you can put an office underneath?