Philip Roth wrote at a standing desk for most of his career. Here's an outdated look at his setup<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zvCk5aitYz8#t=201s> . I don't have a standing desk, but I use this timer<http://www.dejal.com/timeout/>. I have it set up to go off every fifteen minutes for a thirty second break. I usually standup, look out the window, and take a sip of water. On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Nate Hill <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My team of four is currently designing/building/recycling together our > office space on the 4th floor in Chattanooga- a raw 14,000 sq ft open > space. We have plenty of old desks to use, and on our first iteration we > are each giving ourselves a personal sitting desk, but we will have > stations for shared standing desks/workbenches. Something about standing > makes me want to make physical stuff rather than just digital stuff. I'm > really curious to see how it all works. Happy to report back. > > Nate > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Bohyun Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I use a bookcase in my office as a standup desk (photo below in the link) > > but it is really a matter of willpower I think. I get tired when I try > to > > do concentrated work while standing and my experience is that I cannot > stay > > standing and working at the same time more than 15 min even if I try hard > > although this may depend on each person. =) Even with the alarm I often > > ignore it and don't stand up. Then everything is in vain. Something to > > think about before investing in a new piece of furniture. > > http://www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archives/2407 > > > > Cheers, > > Bohyun > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > > Mark Pernotto > > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 12:09 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks > > > > Despite my best efforts of sitting up straight, getting an ergonomic > > chair, making sure my desk is a proper height (I'm a tall guy, so my desk > > is 'modified' to reflect this), and I make sure I stand up and at least > > stretch every 30 minutes (or so), my back still bothers me some days. > > > > I saw a Wired article a few months back hailing the benefits of stand up > > desks (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/mf-standing-desk/), and > > also found an article in NY Times ( > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/stand-up-desks-gaining-favor-in-the-workplace.html?_r=1& > > ) > > and wondered if there were any other developers/list members who used > them. > > In my mind, I'm trading one problem for another, and I'm not sure I want > > to be standing up all day long. On the other hand, my back is killing me > > today. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > Mark > > > > > > -- > Nate Hill > [log in to unmask] > http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ > http://www.natehill.net >