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In what setting do you work? #3

Closed rreusser closed 6 years ago

rreusser commented 7 years ago

Not geographically, more… ergonomically?

yoshuawuyts commented 7 years ago

Heya; neato question. As you may or may not know I have a history with RSI. This is a quite common condition for us programmers to develop; but it's definitely made me realize I had to invest in better posture / gear to match. If you do something for the majority of your waking hours and like is your main source of income it's worth investing in not getting injured I think. Hah.

I generally work from cafes, kind of conforming to whatever they provide. I try and work as ergonomically but that doesn't always work out for me. I run a 12" macbook, and while the screen size is fine for me the built in keyboard is pretty horrible. That's why I always pack an external keyboard (magic keyboard) and use a laptop stand (Roost). The latter helps a lot to reduce strain on my back and neck, forcing me to take a better posture.

I used to work heaps from bed / couches also but that's contributed to my RSI in such a degree that I've stopped doing that. When at home I work from a desk and recently picked up an Ergodox EZ to make sure I change wrist posture when at home. Diversity is the key to not getting like horrible RSI so umm yeah, working on that.

Also one other thing I recently picked up is the Timeout App - it forces me to take micro breaks every 2 mins, and longer breaks every 30. That's helped a lot with managing RSI and since I've started using it in November my symptoms have been drastically reduced.

Hope this answers your question; thanks again for asking!

Gear

rreusser commented 7 years ago

Thanks for the detailed response! Just curious. I got the sense that you work mainly from cafes, so was curious what sort of physical constraints it requires to actually work effectively. That's a big hiccup for me currently: dealing every day with wondering where I'll be working. More of a mental burden than a physical burden, really.

yoshuawuyts commented 7 years ago

I have my regular spots in Berlin; it can be a bit more challenging to find good spots in new places but once I've found a good one I tend to come back

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yoshuawuyts commented 6 years ago

Doing an issue cleanup; closing for now!