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Standing While Working Results in Better Work?
Bamafan77 asks: "I've recently become fascinated by the idea of standing while working. I've found that I'm much more productive for
longer periods of time while standing as opposed to sitting. The best way to describe it is that my brain feels more 'engaged.' Apparently, many famous people feel the same way including Thomas Wolfe, Vladimir Nabokov, and Winston Churchill. Other benefits include a better ability to control weight. (Guess what? Your slow metabolism ain't the cause for that belly). The Mayo Clinic has gone so far as to do research into a treadmill workstation. Does anyone here have experiences to share when it comes to standing while working, especially in the IT field?"
... take from that what you will.
that's why Ballmer actually hurled his chair across the room.
MIcrosoft.... innovating again.
I found that sitting down greatly improves my comfort and the quality of my pr0n surfing.
What, you meant real work? Well...ok...
Never underestimate the predictability of human stupidity...
He typed at a standup desk as well, at least sometimes. I remember seeing a pic of it.
Of course, then he offed himself, so maybe this isn't such a good idea...
On the plus side your company doesn't haven't to hire a janitor!
Wow - aim high, buddy!
A post a day keeps productivity at bay.
I sit next to a guy with a stand-up cubicle. The walls of the cubicles are about four feet tall so all day long there's this guy's head looking down on me. He's also a loud talker on the phone so there is a loud phone talking head staring at me all day long.
Have I mentioned his sneezing, coughing and his constant eating of corn nuts? So I have a loud phone talking, coughing, sneezing, corn nut breath head leering at me 8-10 hours a day.
Oh! and he's also a mouth breather.
I'm not a Troll, it's reverse psychology.
My standing desk at work has a urinal underneath it so I never have to leave it.