Nov 302009
Here is a list of questions that you can use to evaluate your lifestyle and computing habits:
- Do you have healthy food and/or water within reach while you work?
- Do you feel that you get enough sleep?
- Do you have a keyboard with low key pressure and a reasonable activation curve?
- Do you have a good chair?
- Do you work out your entire body so that your muscles do not atrophy?
- Is your monitor at arm’s distance away?
- Do you context-switch frequently between programs to try to increase productivity?
- Do you pronate your hands in order to press Shift or Control and a key?
- Do you use your small digits (e.g. pinky finger) to press the arrow keys?
- Do you feel as though you mouse a lot?
- Does the position of your mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc. allow you to keep your arms and body in neutral positions?
- Do you feel that your mouse or keyboard is too far away or at the wrong height?
- How does stress affect the way you use your computer?
- How many hours a day do you spend on your computer?
- Do you feel that you have an ergonomic setup at home and at work?
- What could you do to improve your setup or habits?
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