Is Your Uncomfortable Environment Killing Your Productivity?

Tweaking mine was the best decision I made since moving to this house almost three years ago.

Photo by Simon Abrams on Unsplash

I don’t think many of us pay attention to how we conduct our sedentary activities at home. When was the last time you checked your chair? Table? Keyboard? Does your mouse pad come with a gel bubble to put your wrist on?

For the last two years, I’ve been using a needlessly big table and an old metallic chair without even realizing how bad that chair has been for my health.

Here’s how it affected my life, my thought process for buying a replacement, and the results.

The Old Chair Wasn’t Good For Me

I couldn’t sit on it for prolonged amounts of time. Otherwise, it would have been hazardous for my lower back, my tail bone, and generally the overall feel.

One time I found myself taking my Macbook to my bed and working on it from the floor. That was spontaneous, but it shows you how uncomfortable I had felt. I guess at some point I developed an automatic withdraw when considering to sit on that chair.

It was also old, and the cushion that was supposed to support my behind was worn out and flat.