Home office on a budget

Zagreb (Croatia) Freelancers Online Meetup: Remote Work
https://www.meetup.com/Zagreb-Freelancers/events/269743550/

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1. Home office on a
   budget
   Dražen Lučanin
   
   @metakermit
   
   https://punkrockdev.com/
   Zagreb Freelancers – 1.4.2020.
   

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2. #WFH
   • So, your company told you to Work From Home?
   
   • Or you started freelancing for remote clients from home?
   
   • Woohoo!
   

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3. Day 1
   

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4. Day 5
   

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5. The weekend
   

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6. Let's debug this!
   

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7. What’s your
   posture like?
   • Neck
   
   • Back
   
   • Legs
   
   • Arms
   
   • Wrists
   

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8. How can we fix this?
   • On a budget
   
   • Splurge a bit!
   

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9. Avoid the sofa! free
   

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10. Chair height
    • Your desk – a fixed point
    
    • So raise your chair!
    
    • use cushions
    
    • buy an office chair
    
    • Forearms parallel to the desk
    
    • Knees level with your hips
    9,90 kn
    399 kn
    

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11. Screen height
    • Now on to that neck…
    
    • Raise the screen
    
    • Old books
    
    • Laptop stand
    
    • Top of the screen level
    with your eyes
    free
    525 kn
    

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12. Chair back support
    • If you got the office chair, keep
    its back support in free mode
    
    • Recline in your chair
    occasionally!
    
    • It’s good to use your abs a bit
    

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13. Move! Move! Move!
    

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14. Budget summary
    budget splurge
    Chair cushion office chair
    Screen old books laptop stand
    Total 10-30 kn 924 kn
    

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15. Much better!
    

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16. Bonus level
    

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17. • Keeps your body active
    
    • Difficult to work all day on it
    
    • Combine with an office chair
    Pilates ball as a chair
    120 kn
    

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18. Larger screen
    Well worth the investment!
    

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19. Natural wrist position
    

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20. MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!
    

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21. App recommendations
    • Time Out
    
    • Flux
    
    • RescueTime
    
    • Toggl / Harvest
    
    • Recordit
    
    • Todoist
    

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22. Resources
    • Home Working Ergonomics – “How To” Keep Comfy
    
    • Purchase equipment
    
    • What? https://thewirecutter.com/
    
    • Where?
    
    • https://www.nabava.net/
    
    • https://geizhals.at/
    
    • https://www.amazon.de/
    
    • Office setups
    
    • Basecamp
    
    • Wes Bos
    
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/homeoffice/
    

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23. Summary
    • MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! – really most important thing!
    
    • Use books & pillows to get yourself comfy
    
    • Sit at a table / desk rather than a sofa
    
    • Raise your laptop and use a separate mouse & keyboard
    
    • Your health is worth investing in. Stay safe!
    

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24. Thanks!
    • Slides on https://metakermit.com/talks
    
    • Questions?
    
    • Your own tips & tricks?
    

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