Ergonomics Revisited

diegocaleiro

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...

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...

I would need to move monitors as well. At first I did this but the "trivial inconveniences" proved too burdensome. Being able to move between sitting and standing within 3 seconds is productivity enhancing for me.

My company gives everyone a laptop and an external monitor. Normally you plug the laptop in to the external monitor for extra screen space, but if you want to roam around the office you unplug it.

0ChristianKl12y

You need to start the other computer and load the programs that you need. I doubt that's done in 3 seconds. There are devices in which you can plug an additional computer, mouse and keyboard and switch which set is connected to a given computer.

0Risto_Saarelma12y

I set this sort of thing up with my laptop. The laptop sits on a high shelf next to the sitting desk where it can serve as a standing desk monitor. It's attached to an external monitor on the sitting desk. If I want to use a standing desk configuration, I activate the laptop display and move the keyboard and mouse to a shelf below the laptop. I could make it even more convenient and have two keyboards and mice constantly attached to the laptop, one pair on the standing desk shelf and another on the sitting desk. Haven't used the standing desk position much though.

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