Standing desks are for the cool kids

I used to scoff at the idea of a standing desk, especially for extended periods of time.  The only standing desks I encountered were in factories, and I couldn’t stand them (heh, see what I did there?).  I decided to give it a shot a couple weeks ago and I’ve completely changed my mind.  My solution is a bit ghetto, but it does the job: stack a couple boxes and and a dead laptop on a normal desk.

Boom. Standing desk.

I do have a slight riser for the monitors (via Lifehacker), but other than that it’s just some stuff under the keyboard/mouse.  I still like a chair once and a while, but I much prefer standing now.  I feel so much better working in front of a computer for an extended period of time, and hopefully being more productive too.  This little proof of concept worked out so well I’ll definitely be building something a little nicer in the future. My buddy Evan built one that looks pretty nice a bit ago.  Seriously, go try this out for yourself if you haven’t already.