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My very own standing desk

Today I finally got my custom-made standing desk installed. It’s a 2-in-1 actually, with surfaces for both standing and sitting modes. It’s quite compact, occupies far less space than my older workspaces. But enough talk, here are some pictures instead:

I’ll post an update in a week or so with how it feels to work upright. Haven’t had the chance to wrap my head around the experience in such little time, but I feel that my typing speed and accuracy have increased a bit. And a sense of utter freedom of movement – I can now kick, punch (both the air and the wall around the desk) and stretch anytime and even jog in place while I wait for compilation, downloads/uploads, chat responses, etc. or simply pause to think.

Have you tried using a standing desk? What benefits did you discover?



This is our dog Polyushka (translates to cinnamon roll from Russian). Decided to have a shower today, after a long walk. She doesn’t like to have pictures taken, especially after a shower, but she says hello 😉

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