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Anyone complaining about the pain doesn't know how to work in bed. lie face down and prop your chest up with a pillow. you can work for hours that way. When that gets tiring, roll over, and brace yourself against the backboard or wall with the same pillow to support your lumbar. repeat for zero back stress computer programming.
> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.
Good setup costs about $200USD, you will be feeling enlightened in no time.
For the past 2 weeks, I've been working from a treadmill. It has been incredible. I got a small under-the-desk treadmill for my standing desk and I walk at about 2.5km/hour and get around 20,000 steps in per day. It has improved my mood, my clarity, and also has improved my sleep (because I'm tired of walking). I also find it easier to focus on tasks for some reason. If you can make a setup like this work for you, I…
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The Herman Miller Aeron has been so solidly "the recommended" chair for so long at this point it's meme worthy.
The Aeron is comfortable, but the way it reclines feels improper to me. I think their Mirra chair, with it's adjustable arm rests, gets reclining right. I like both because the mesh bottom is soft enough for my tailbone, which gets sore easily due to having broken it a long time ago. The missing feature both these Herman Miller chairs desperately need is a headrest. A 3rd-party one exists for the Aeron, but not for t…
For the past 2 weeks, I've been working from a treadmill. It has been incredible. I got a small under-the-desk treadmill for my standing desk and I walk at about 2.5km/hour and get around 20,000 steps in per day. It has improved my mood, my clarity, and also has improved my sleep (because I'm tired of walking). I also find it easier to focus on tasks for some reason. If you can make a setup like this work for you, I…
> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.
Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?
Style, material preferences, and budget will guide the best pick. You can't really go wrong so long as your choice is an adjustable chair.
> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.
Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?
> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.
Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?
They're wicked expensive brand new, but I found mine for $200 off Craigslist. Have had it for 3-4 years and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made.