Guess what? Sitting down for long hours, every day, will kill you. That’s what the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise says. Apparently it will kill you even if you exercise regularly. This is bad news for the millions of office workers who sit at a desk, using a computer all day. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Better work'
Standing is better than sitting
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Better health, Better work
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A better cubicle
April 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Better design, Better work
Office cubicles are the corporate equivalent of a feedlot. They suffocate creativity by eliminating privacy, and opening the worker to distraction and anxiety. The Clipper CS-1 shakes all of this up with a design that gives the office worker the freedom to have privacy. It even contains it’s own air supply, allowing cube dwellers to [...]
Better time spent at work
March 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Better health, Better life, Better work
When faced with a problem, which is better: Staying at your computer for an hour, and grinding until you figure out the solution? or Going for a 40 minute walk and figuring out the solution? North America has a “sitting paradigm” for doing work. If the boss sees you staring at your monitor he might [...]
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A better office
January 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Better design, Better work
My commute takes a total of 2.5 hours a day. I’m making good use of the time by taking the bus, and working on the road, but it’s still a long time to be driving. I do work from home one day a week, but I still haven’t found the perfect “home office environment;” until [...]