Posts Tagged ‘desk’

The Social Workspace: Coworking

Since I’ve been thinking about the spaces we work in a lot lately, I thought I’d talk a bit about the new approach to work that’s taking hold among many self-employed and telecommuting workers these days: coworking. There are several different approaches to coworking, but the basic idea is simple: create a space where a bunch of people can work comfortably. Most coworking facilities move beyond the idea of just… Continue reading

August 5 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: coworking, desk, freelancing, knowledge-worker, office, workspace | 7 comments»

Pain and Posture: The Basics

Old "Doc" Plume, the local hardware store owner, who was known for his miraculous cures for arthritis, had a long line of "patients" waiting outside the door when a little old lady, completely bent over, shuffled in slowly, leaning on her cane. When her turn came, she went into the back room of the store and, amazingly, emerged within half an hour, walking completely erect with her head held high. … Continue reading

June 23 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: body, desk, driving, health, pain, posture, sleeping, slouch, work | 17 comments»

5 Home Office Items You Should Never Skimp On

It's tempting to go looking for a bargain when it comes time to stock your home office with equipment. And there's nothing wrong with looking for a bargain in itself; if you find a high quality item on sale, by all means, get it now - don't wait until it goes back up! But buying certain items just because they're cheap is a no-no. These are the items that you'll be… Continue reading

November 12 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: chair, desk, equipment, keyboard, monitor, mouse, office | 25 comments»

The Stand Up Desk

Blogger Chris Parsons is trying out a new desk that allows him to stand while working on the computer. Check it out here [My Stand Up Desk]. Why on earth...? Apparently, stand up desks are also known to help with back trouble and concentration. I don't have back trouble, but it can be hard to push through the 3pm sleep barrier some days. For some reason, 3pm is always when… Continue reading

June 13 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: concentration, desk | 27 comments»

10 Steps to a Zen-like Working Environment

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." -- Hans Hoffman Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify." -- Henry David Thoreau For today's knowledge workers, every distraction is a drain on productivity and sanity. Every ringing phone, instant message, flashing email reminder, pile of papers, cluttered sticky notes and phone messages and knick knacks and memo posted on the wall --… Continue reading

June 7 2007 | By Leo | Tagged: desk, habit, Productivity, simplicity, workspace | 26 comments»

10 Reasons to Use an Exercise Ball as Your Chair

When working at a desk for long periods of time [like at work] bad posture and back pains become common place. One solution I've heard bounce around is the use of an exercise ball as a desk chair. It's height and instability force you to sit up straight, making it hard to slouch. However, GearFire have a few more suggestions to why you might want to change seats. 2. Causes you to frequently… Continue reading

April 20 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: balance, desk, ergonomic, ergonomics | 13 comments»

Clear Your Desk in 3 Steps

Based on David Allen's Getting Things Done, Zen Habits have put together this process to keep your desk clear - something that really affects your work daily. It's about as basic as you can imagine, but those are the best processes to get things moving. Plus I've got a little secret - this one is really only 2 steps, the third is just repeating steps 1 and 2… Continue reading

February 15 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: desk, gtd | 6 comments»

10 tips for keeping your desk clean and tidy

Messy desk decreases your productivity. You do not have space to work with stuff. Psychologically you just feel overwhelmed. Chanpory Rith at LifeClever has shared his tips on keeping his desk clean and tidy - make sure you have a peace of mind when you work at your desk: