Optimize your life – Home working, Ergonomics & Design
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Ergonomic Products – The Good, the Bad and the Stylish
When one thinks of ergonomic products, the average person doesn’t think of actual ergonomic products and what benefits they provide – they look at the grotesque, curious, uncomfortable looking tools that should not and need not be designed to appear the way they do. It’s similar to placebo effect, you let expectations place strong holds…
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World War II and A Brief History of Ergonomics
You’ve all heard about ergonomic chairs, ergonomic keyboards, ergonomic mice, ergonomic peripherals – the word ergonomic itself has become somewhat a gimmick, to imply that certain tools, or to be more precise, certain office tools (which is where most of the ergonomic-[insert product] market focuses on these days) are to be placed on a whole…
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How to Make a Small Office Look Bigger (Some Great Tips!)
Well, size isn’t everything! Let’s be brutally honest, a bigger one, most of the time, is better than a smaller one… office that is! But for those of us that don’t have a huge office, there are ways you can maximise it’s look and feel to at least make your office seem bigger. I’m not…
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How to Calculate Home Office Space
This is the second of two articles which will guide you through going from a laptop couch-potato, to a home based entrepreneur in the making. The first article, if you haven’t seen it, takes you through the process of finding space for a home office. If you have read that one, welcome back! Step 2…
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How to Find Space for a Home Office – Without Moving Home
How do I find space for a home office? The short answer is to perform a review of your home to understand what space there is; and then to assess if any rooms could be re-purposed, what furniture could be sacrificed to create space, or what outbuildings could be converted. Proceed with drawing up a…
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Office Chair Height Adjustment – How to Get it Right
Don’t sit in discomfort! No matter which way your office chair adjusts, it is important to know how to do it properly so you can find the perfect height for you. The height of your office chair is important for keeping you comfortable and preventing back, shoulder and neck pain. If the height of an…