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Home office on a budget

Home office on a budget

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

Dražen Lučanin

April 01, 2020
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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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