• fievel@lemm.ee
    20·
    6 days ago

    A good chair for sure. I think this is the most valuable thing you can ask for.

    • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 days ago

      I think the point with standing desks is really you just want one that can convert to either be a standing or a sitting desk. And you switch it up from time to time.

      It’s odd the people that advocate for standing only all day. Standing in one spot all day is straight up painful unless you’ve got a nice standing mat. Even then it can suck. Walking all day is different and won’t hurt as much. Long periods of immobility in any position aren’t exactly great for you, whether you’re sitting or standing. Not having the option to sit is also terrible.

      A combo of standing and sitting is best, not one or the other.

      • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        How do you find the twist-scrolling? I have the Orbit Fusion for my laptop because the ring is still my preferred scroller on trackballs, and the god-damned scroll-ring Orbit still doesn’t have a third button. I actually remapped a different button to be left-click so I could use a flatter hand position like most of their older designs (even the SlimBlade Pro) allow.

        • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          0·
          6 days ago

          Twisting the ball to scroll is phenomenal, with very little learning curve. They added audible clicking noises when you scroll, which was a really nice touch.

    • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
      4·
      6 days ago

      duuude its been my first demand at my last 3 jobs… best trackball available please! i like to joke with them, “youre not paying me enough to move my arm that much”

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    I never want to go back to not having a standing desk. Next purchase was a mat bc my feet did bark a bit after a full day standing but my hips and back feel so much better.

    • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
      56·
      6 days ago

      Standing desks are for people who have never worked a physical job. Did you know that you can just stand up from a normal desk at any time? Now imagine a job where you can’t sit down.

      Exercise your choice and stand up when you want to. Sit down when you want to. Don’t do one thing all day long.

  • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    All the obvious ones have been mentioned already, so I’ll just add:

    • Keyboard tray if your desk doesn’t have one. It allows you to achieve the 90 degree arm position without having to set your desk too low or your chair too high.

    • Wrist pad. A nice gel pad provides great support for your wrist. Just make sure your keyboard and mouse are at the appropriate heights, because if not, a wrist pad can make it worse.

    • Head rest add-on to your chair if it doesn’t have one.

    • Laptop stand to lift your laptop screen to eye level. It also helps to keep it aligned to an external monitor so they are the same heights.

  • Weirdfish@lemmy.world
    4·
    6 days ago

    One thing that is often over looked is proper monitor height. You can’t have good posture if your monitor is too low.

    • triptrapper@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 days ago

      Yes, especially with a standing desk. When standing, you’ll need the monitors much higher off the desk than when you’re sitting.

  • xanu@lemmy.world
    3·
    6 days ago

    A split keyboard and a good chair improved my desk comfort more than anything else I’ve tried.

  • triptrapper@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 days ago

    I recently got a Therapod chair and it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever sat in. It has adjustable tension straps built in so you can make the lumbar support exactly where you need it.