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How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide

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Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide

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I just wanted to share my standing "desk" and experiences too. A picture of my home setup: http://i.imgur.com/BUUTP.jpg

The furniture is a piece of IKEA MALM. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70053924

The keyboard height isn't 100% optimal for my height though and it would be nice to have the monitor 1-2dm further back. Other than that, feels great when you have adjusted to standing up.

+ You can really feel your back muscles growing and getting stronger after a few weaks (at least if unexcercised before).

+ Now I can walk around from when I wake up to when I go to sleep without getting any aches. (Good for when you're shopping, touristing, hiking, going to conventions, conferences etc.)

+ My body posture is now way better, standing or sitting down.

- When I sit down and need to think a bit and look away from the computer that's what I do. When I'm standing up I find myself walking around aimlessly instead, and suddenly I'm in the kitchen grabbing something to eat. I would say my concentration is better when sitting down.

Re: How to hack yourself a standing desk - an illustrated guide

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have a circular saw, a drill, some screws, and access to 2x4s?

I do.

I'll likely write a blog post soon, describing how I made my desk. Every time I try to describe it in a comment, I realize it's overwhelming without photos to clarify. :-)
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