Brain, this was your idea

[olivermoss]

My brain decided to reject having an office chair and I converted my desk to a standing desk. I suddenly started moving stuff around midnight a few nights ago. I've been inside too much and have bad sitting habits. My desk does convert to standing but the mechanism isn't great. It takes a bit and it doesn't feel like tolerate being changed too often.

There are a few problems, though. I am stiff from sitting too much. While I can walk for hours, standing is also not great especially if your back is cranky. So I look like Stephen Fry in this clip while I am trying to do anything computery. While standing and, well, wiggling, my focus for writing and photo processing isn't the best. I am trying to adapt, though. I need to be moving. I feel way better since I starting standing, marching in place, staying in squat stances, etc at my computer.

Also, when I stop working and sit to watch something, my keyboard and mouse are out of reach. I just watch stuff and don't tab out to check news or twitter.

I feel much better, but I haven't really adapted to it yet.

Comments

Stephen Fry

[oldtoadwoman]

Stephen Fry is a gift.

[luthienberen]

Good luck with adapting! I think many of us are in that period of suddenly making our homes our primary office space which is a huge learning curve.

I'm constantly up and down so as not to sit or stand too much.

Wish I also had invested in an office chair😂

Our brains eh?

[olivermoss]

I usually work from home, but do my best to get out as much as possible. Well, 3 days a week my work is walking several miles and that is not happening right now.