Just realized my coworking space setup was all wrong after a stranger's comment

Some guy at my Bali coworking space saw me hunched over my laptop and said 'dude, your monitor is way too low, you're gonna wreck your neck.' I had been using a stack of books for months but he pointed out it needed to be eye level. I grabbed a cheap laptop stand from the market for $5 and now my shoulders don't ache after 6 hours of work. Anyone else get random ergonomic advice from strangers that actually helped?

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jordang321mo ago

Wait, are standing desks just a scam if most people don't even have their monitors at the right height?

brian_ramirez1mo ago

lol the standing desk thing is a perfect example. People buy all this expensive gear trying to fix problems but miss the simple stuff that actually matters. It's like how everyone at my gym buys those fancy lifting shoes but still can't squat properly because their form is off.

johnflores17d ago

Read somewhere that most standing desk users end up standing wrong anyway, shifting all their weight to one hip. Can't imagine that's much better for you than sitting, is it?