Being Geek Chic is the yammerings of a Midwestern nerd named Elizabeth Giorgi. My vision impairment is real, which is frustrating because I really would like to see a 3D movie.
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20th February 2012
Geeky at Home: Make a standing desk
I’m trying a new experiment this week: the standing desk!
Why don’t you try it with me?
My island in my kitchen in a common place for me to work at night so I can stop and visit with my BF and have a cup of coffee or tea. Turns out that putting on 10 inch high box on my island is the perfect height for typing with my laptop! You could also stack books or boxes until you get the right height.
After doing this all day, I only had to take one break for 20 minutes, when I was reading something.
The benefits so far?
I’ve had better posture.
I haven’t needed that second cup of coffee around 3:30 PM when I start to get a little dozy.
My typing is just as good! I’m shocked!
You burn 1.5 times more calories when you are standing versus sitting.
The downsides?
I find myself looking down at the screen. I think it might be better if you had the screen mounted on a wall in front of you or something so you could get an additional 10-12 inches to be closer to eye level.
I need to wear shoes. My wood floors made it hard for me to just stand here and not get a foot and back ache.
So, I know this isn’t inherently tied to anything explicitly geeky, but it’s in the spirit of being a real nerd that I would figure out how to configure random furniture and what-nots to be able to use my computer in the kitchen.
Has anyone else ever tried this?
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