Tagged “chair”
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A desk somebody else set up
Hot desks, shared desks and borrowed chairs. The two-minute order to reset one in, and which settings are worth touching when the desk isn't yours.
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Setting up on a sofa or an armchair
A sofa is too deep, too soft and too low for any surface in the room. How to make an hour on one cost less, and why it stays an hour.
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Standard desk height suits one body, and it might not be yours
Desks are built to one height for everyone. What that costs if you're shorter or taller than the average, and the different fix each case needs.
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Chair height starts at the floor
Your chair height isn't set by your legs — it's set by your desk. Why that's backwards, what it does to your shoulders, and the fix that costs nothing.
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What your chair is standing on
A chair that drifts, sticks or sinks makes every other setting provisional. How to check the base, the casters and the floor before you adjust anything.
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Armrests are usually set too high
Armrests either meet your relaxed arms or lift your shoulders all day. How to check yours, why fixed ones cause two problems, and when to remove them.
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Lumbar support, and the rolled towel that outperforms most of it
Lumbar support is just something filling the gap behind your lower back. How to find where yours should sit, and why a rolled towel beats most cushions.
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Sitting upright is oversold
The bolt-upright right angle is a drawing, not a target. What a backrest is for, why reclining is fine, and how to set the tilt on the chair you have.