Standing desk report: two weeks in

[Spencer Averick]

Exactly! I’m up and down all day, it’s so easy. I figured if I bought a desk that was a pain in the ass to adjust I’d be pretty much sitting all day. It’s a solid work table.

[Bob Cole]

[Spencer Averick] “Humanscale Float Table. Definitely expensive at around $1300 “

Looks like you got a bargain! I looked at the website, and it prices out at almost double that. Did you find a dealer who discounts?

Bob C

[Spencer Averick]

[Bob Cole] “Did you find a dealer who discounts?”

Yes your’e right! I forgot I got a discount. I can’t remember why though to tell you the truth… Maybe because I paid for it months before it came out. I got it from here though: https://www.thehumansolution.com/humanscale-float-sit-stand-table.html

[Seth Burke]

To me, it seems getting a fixed tall table and simply buying an adjustable stool makes more sense. Of course, it would only accomodate one standing height. But, the link provided for that adjustable table looks amazing.

You know the great thing about having a standing table? You at least have the option to sit or stand. If your table is stuck at the sitting position, you almost have no choice but to sit.

Thanks for the link!

[Bob Cole]

Update: Two months into the experiment, a combination of standing and sitting works best for me.

[Seth Burke] “To me, it seems getting a fixed tall table and simply buying an adjustable stool makes more sense.”

True, “but”. I thought about that for awhile, until I realized that I wasn’t going to commit to it. The nice thing about the Ikea solution is the low cost – if you don’t like it, you’ve lost $28. Besides, if I’m going to sit, it isn’t going to be on a stool – it’s going to be in a good Aeron-type chair.

Right now, I’m using two computers, one at a standing desk, one at a seated desk. I’m planning to simplify and use just one computer, but to do that I’ll need to find a KVM switch-in-reverse, so that I can move from standing to seated at will.