Continuation of: Spend Money on Ergonomics, by Kevin
Three years have elapsed since Kevin wisely told us to spend money on treating our bodies well. It may be time to check for new gadgets, to verify what has worked and what has not etc...
If you have purchased an item for this purpose, or intend to buy one and don't know which, tell here, ask here.
Nick Bostrom uses a mouse that looks like a plane controller joystick.
I've seen keyboards that bend sideways, that are concave, that are convex, and that look like a sphere.
At FHI, dozens of books are used so that computer screens stay at eye level or above.
But I am no expert and I have not looked myself, nor would know how to. So please share in the comments the best knowledge about:
Keyboards
Mice
Chairs
Balls to sit on
Pillows
Beds/Matresses etc..
Screens - Size, position, brightness etc...
Other household office items - Stairs, Handles, Shower etc...
Why two screens instead of one really big one?
The one study supporting one big screen is of bad quality, the studies supporting two screens are of medium quality. The former study was done by Apple, it's small and people were doing only one task (Spreadsheets); the latter ones had a bigger sample and people did various tasks. A survey over the productivity-blogosphere revealed people are mostly in favor of two medium screens over one huge screen. Bill Gates has multiple medium-sized screens, so does his close subordinates.
I have two bigish ones (23'', 1920x1080), just in case. I consider this was the most amount of utility per dollar I got in the last 2 years, excluding money spent on relationships. I intend to buy a third bigger one (33'') soon.