New Desk Update
July 07, 2005 @ 07:39 AMJust thought I’d update everyone on my most recent experiment at work. I think I mentioned a while ago that I had picked up a new desk for work. This desk is a stand-up desk, so I cannot sit down and work at it. I wasn’t sure how I was going to do at standing 8-hours a day when I’d been so used to sitting all day long. But I’m a couple weeks into it now and I can report that I’m doing okay! My feet REALLY hurt the first week or so, primarily my heels. After the first day they were pretty much sore ALL THE TIME. And they still do get pretty tender by the afternoon, but my endurance has developed quite nicely.
Furthermore, standing while I work DOES increase my focus and drive. As long as I have to stand, there’s no way in hell I’m going to not be productive. When you’re sitting, it’s easy to just “chill”, maybe browse the internet, read some email. Standing is a good motivator. Also, I just feel more engaged. Because it’s so easy to step back from the desk, when I am standing at the desk I’m doing it because I’m focused on the task at hand.
So, overall this little experiment has been a success—so far.