Programming on a stool

Question

When I was younger, I used to have this very high stool (I am 6.2, or 1.90m) in front of my (musical) keyboard and I would stay perched there playing for 5-6 hours straight without even noticing.Fast forward 20yrs and I don't really like working on a chair, nor standing. My legs just keep searching for the foot rest ring my old stool had underneath its seat.Does any of you actually work perched on a stool? Is this a thing? Should I try it?

brudgers · Accepted Answer

I don't. But stools were quite common in drafting rooms during the days before everyone went CAD. These days you can get an Aeron in stool configuration or a more classic Mayline
https://store.hermanmiller.com/office/stools/aeron-work-stoo...
https://www.mayline.com/product-detail.php?id=P1371
Even old school stools:
https://www.grainger.com/category/material-handling/shop-fur...

rs23296008n1 · Answer

When I do electronics work I usually sit at a bench on a stool. I use a computer, solder, draw etc.
At home, I also use a swiss ball instead of a chair.
The modern office chair is a bit of strangeness if you think about it. They aren't always that great for your spine either. But I've got a few ridiculously comfortable examples and I'd not part with them. You know you've got a bad chair when you get up and you're sore.
Mix it up. And try not to sit for more than two hours without a break. I'm not even sure we should be sitting for more than an hour at a desk come to think about it. But we probably all have. Flow is like that.

aruggirello · Answer

There's quite a market for ergonomic non-sitting or "dynamic" chairs, including stools. You might have a look at the Varier store:https://www.varierfurniture.com/en_it/vores-stole

aogl · Answer

I personally don't, nor have I ever seen any others at work doing this. But all power to you if you like it and you're productive doing so!