I have been thinking about this very seriously of late. My wife and I are expecting a child in February. He will take the room that my office is currently in. I have a music studio in my basement. Trust me, it sounds much more glamorous than it is. Really it is just some drums, some guitars and a bit of recording year. However, it does take a good bit of space. I'm in the process of trying to reconfigure that studio so I can fit in my work office as well. There is a large workbench down there and it is at standing level. I was thinking of not having a chair at all. The first time I realized that a standing desk was even an option was when I read an article about Donald Rumsfeld. Apparently he has a standing desk. While I am no Donald Rumsfeld fan, the idea intrigued me. Thanks for posting this, it's more affirmation that I should follow through with this.
I've actually been using standing desks myself on and off for a bit over a year (though currently I'm in an office without that option). The experience was nice, and I was able to stand for hours at a time while working, though I did like to have the option of sitting down once in a while. It's hard to say for sure but I did feel like I got a focus and productivity boost from standing up.
Thanks Mike! I was thinking of doing a podcast on pregnancy from the male perspective. too late.
Ha! Thanks pal, we are having a little boy. It's funny, I know I send you and the rest of the Hubski team too many emails. I realize you probably read a third of them. This realization came after I sent an email and at the bottom wrote that we were expecting a child and got no response from anyone :) Can't say that I blame you guys. I'm pretty damned excited for this kid though. As far as I'm concerned, having a boy and a girl now means I am all set in the kid department.
I feel bad I didn't notice. Sometimes the threaded GMail doesn't lend itself to reading every message (for example, I often don't notice when a large thread is collapsed, or I don't check my email from evening until morning and I have like 20 new mails in a thread--cough...this morning...cough). Anyway, congratulations to you and your family. That's amazing!
You might want to take something for that cough… Thanks for the congratulations, we will have to have cigars in Detroit on the 14th.
Thanks a lot! I'm super excited and a little bit nervous.