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Poll: How long can you sit at your workspace before experiencing physical discomfort?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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It depends Jun 27

It depends on several factors: 1. The deadline; 2. The subject matter; 3. The flow of the text…

Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
 
Thayenga
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It depends Jun 27

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

It depends on several factors: 1. The deadline; 2. The subject matter; 3. The flow of the text…


All of the points Maria Teresa has stated plus my physical condition on that day.

Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Gregor Trebec
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about 2 hours Jun 27

First thing first. You should stand up and walk every 20-30 minutes!

Eman Sawan
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
France
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Well Jun 27

I spent 1,600 € on my Herman Miller chair therefore no physical discomfort allowed!


Maria Laura Curzi
Lingua 5B
 
Lingua 5B
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Which model Jun 27

WolfgangS wrote:

I spent 1,600 € on my Herman Miller chair therefore no physical discomfort allowed!


Which model have you got?
 
Samuel Murray
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@Wolfgang Jun 27

WolfgangS wrote:
I spent 1,600 € on my Herman Miller chair therefore no physical discomfort allowed!

My chair is an old diningroom chair that I've attached wheels to the four legs. It has a soft seat but a hard back, and no annoying arm rests or five legs sticking out at all angles. Extremely comfortable. Plus the wheels raise the chair just that extra bit off the ground so I can sit with my feet planted flat on the floor. I sometimes try a variety of office chairs when I see them at various stores, but I've never encountered a chair even remotely similar in comfort.

As for the original question, while I suspect I can go on for over 8 hours, what gets me is not physical discomfort but boredom: I rarely sit for longer than 1-2 hours before I get up and get some coffee or to fold the laundry or do the dishes.
 
WolfgangS
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Herman Miller Jun 28

Lingua 5B wrote:

WolfgangS wrote:

I spent 1,600 € on my Herman Miller chair therefore no physical discomfort allowed!


Which model have you got?


It's the Aeron

Lingua 5B
 


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