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Home office on abudgetDražen Lučanin@metakermithttps://punkrockdev.com/Zagreb Freelancers – 1.4.2020.
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#WFH• So, your company told you to Work From Home?• Or you started freelancing for remote clients from home?• Woohoo!
Day 1
Day 5
The weekend
Let's debug this!
What’s yourposture like?• Neck• Back• Legs• Arms• Wrists
How can we fix this? • On a budget• Splurge a bit!
Avoid the sofa! free
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 hips9,90 kn399 kn
Screen height• Now on to that neck…• Raise the screen• Old books• Laptop stand• Top of the screen levelwith your eyesfree 525 kn
Chair back support• If you got the office chair, keepits back support in free mode• Recline in your chairoccasionally!• It’s good to use your abs a bit
Move! Move! Move!
Budget summarybudget splurgeChair cushion office chairScreen old books laptop standTotal 10-30 kn 924 kn
Much better!
Bonus level
• Keeps your body active• Difficult to work all day on it• Combine with an office chairPilates ball as a chair120 kn
Larger screenWell worth the investment!
Natural wrist position
MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!
App recommendations• Time Out• Flux• RescueTime• Toggl / Harvest• Recordit• Todoist
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/
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!
Thanks!• Slides on https://metakermit.com/talks• Questions?• Your own tips & tricks?