HN Explorer

Ask HN: Programming on a stool

2 points by trumbitta2 ↗ HN
When I was younger, I used to have this very high stool (I am 6.2, or 1.90m) in front of my (musical) keyboard and I would stay perched there playing for 5-6 hours straight without even noticing.

Fast forward 20yrs and I don't really like working on a chair, nor standing. My legs just keep searching for the foot rest ring my old stool had underneath its seat.

Does any of you actually work perched on a stool? Is this a thing? Should I try it?

4 comments

[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 26.4 ms ] thread
aogl
I personally don't, nor have I ever seen any others at work doing this. But all power to you if you like it and you're productive doing so!
rs23296008n1
When I do electronics work I usually sit at a bench on a stool. I use a computer, solder, draw etc.

At home, I also use a swiss ball instead of a chair.

The modern office chair is a bit of strangeness if you think about it. They aren't always that great for your spine either. But I've got a few ridiculously comfortable examples and I'd not part with them. You know you've got a bad chair when you get up and you're sore.

Mix it up. And try not to sit for more than two hours without a break. I'm not even sure we should be sitting for more than an hour at a desk come to think about it. But we probably all have. Flow is like that.