From The Strategist: this adjustable table has made me a better writer — and mom
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This adjustable table has made me a better writer - and mom
The Verge is sharing our favorite recommendations for everyday things from our friends at the Strategist.
Over the course of my career as a writer, I have probably spent the cost of my son's future college tuition to have physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and crystal healers (sorry, I live in LA) all tell me a version of the same thing: "You sit wrong while you work." My job is a literal pain in the neck - and frankly, my top left shoulder, too. When I am on a job that expects me to work outside of my bedroom (which is where I work from home), I can find a little relief from the fancy standing desks that lots of writers' rooms are furnished with. But I work from home a lot, and a standing desk would never work for me at home, because they tend to be quite large. They can also be very expensive and, to be honest: I hate standing. (I hail from the Midwest, where, at least in my experience, the feeling is pretty much mutual).
Having ruled out a standing desk, I began to search for some sort of alternative that would allow me to follow another piece of advice that all these specialists agreed upon: any desk I use should allow me to rest my elbows on it while I tap away, to help take the tension out of my neck and shoulders. Armed with this wisdom, I headed over to my (retail) therapist - Amazon - where Avantree's adjustable laptop table caught my eye. Not only did it look like something that could help lift up my laptop so that it's level with my gaze (eliminating the need to tilt my head down), but unlike other (more expensive) laptop stands, it also appeared to have enough space for elbow-resting. At less than $50, it is also half the cost of one hot sto