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I had such bad pains in my neck and shoulders that I had to lie down alot, and from that position I learnt how to touch type and use vim. I thought the position had some merit, and that a light recline might be good. About five years on and I still struggle sitting and typing on 'standard desks'. It just feels ergonomically wrong.

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I gave up a long time ago, and I just put the keyboard in my lap now. I don't have a 100%-keyboard based workflow, but I do only reach for my trackball infrequently, since I switched to a tile-based window manager. I haven't had any wrist pain since I started doing this. I pair it with a bog-standard split keyboard, which is probably not quite optimal in terms of how my arms end up curved in a bit, but is pretty close. My monitors I move up to the edge of the desk, so that there is just enough room to put my keyboard down when I stand up. It works reasonably well. I'd still rather have what's in the article, but not enough to pay for it, so....

Cheers, I have tried that, it might suit a symmetrical keyboard a little better or a tenkeyless, but the keyboard feels a little low still. And slightly wrong. It's the pointer that's also a pain. I recline with a laptop on my lap and that's okayish as the touchpad is accessible, but still not great. Like you, I'm keyboard focused mainly, with the occasional use of the pointer. I don't have one place in the house which is particularly comfortable to use a PC at, and I'd need a new room for that chair! On my laptop I have the nipple in the middle, but it requires a bit too much stress for it to be comfortable. Otherwise that could be a great addition to any keyboard.

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