October 26, 2003
Aeron Salvation
Sitting in front of a computer all day isn't exactly the kind of work that keeps the body in good shape. You need all the help you can get... ergonomically speaking.
I learned that the hard way when I got into nightly chatting online early in the 90s, after spending all day at my corporate job sitting in front of a couple of computers. A couple of months later I remember visiting my parents on the weekend and not being able to lift a mug of tea without pain. At night, in bed my wrists tingled as if they were still hunched over the keyboard.
A good chair is very important. At the time I didn't know that, but I do now. It took changing some habits, new mousepads, wrist rests and better seating... and a couple of months later all was better.
We both have Aeron chairs at home in our offices. Mine was thanks due to employment at Nortel Networks, Mark bought one after using mine for a bit. And despite their somewhat foreboding and sterile design, the chairs do have puppy appeal.
