Is sitting the next smoking? Compact, desk-locked styling may be neither productive nor ergonomic

How to create a home office or workstation that works for you

Get on your feet and away from a conventional seating position with a sit-stand or standing desk. Function Site desk converter in Baltic Birch Ply at Etsy, €134.30.

In the past, putting everything within reach of your seated position would be standard advice for a home office, in fact, any desk job. This seemed like smart ergonomics where space is tight, and we are deliberately burrowed away to invoke separation from the domestic landscape and to increase a sense of privacy. 

Well, whether you’re stuck on a length of counter wedged in the eaves, or enjoying a halcyon architect-tailored sanctuary down the garden — most of us have got it completely wrong.