What are you doing wrong with your desk setup right now? -Adam Falk, WSJ

This was actually an ad for reams of paper.

*If you don't have a desk and chair at all, use reams of paper!!*

This is what I call "a great video". Short, full of useful information, straight to the point, funny and professional. Thank you and congratulations!!

"get up every hour" - laughing in 4 hour classes

That man looks like what ergonomic sounds like

Problems with your marriage? REAMS OF PAPER

Thank god he also demonstrated how to get up, I've been stuck in my chair for the last 3 years

Girl: "I only date guys that are over 6 ft" Me: *stands on reams of paper*

This guy was built for this moment.

pro esports player: I'm about to ignore everything this man just said

I did not expect to hear the word 'oompf' in this ergonomics tutorial.

Ergonomics is such an underrated, or at least not very apparent, part of work (any type of work, from desksto kitchens to factories) and life in general. Most people invest a fair amount of money on taking care of our phones or computers, but usually not as much on taking care of ourselves, so it's great when companies prioritize ergonomics, taking care of their people through mostly small but impactful changes

My boss is asking for all the paper I took now though.

everyone is memeing him but this actually helped a lot

Thank you so much WSJ, I used to tilt my keyboard at 45 degrees, mouse almost beside my monitor and my nose almost touching the screen. Now I went from MGE to Silver 4 in 4 days…..

Home office worker here: as someone with occasionally 6+ hours of back to back meetings a day, the only solution for me was completely avoid sitting by promoting my desk to a standing one. Then I do calf stretches, occasional bending of the torso etc. Comes a lot more natural when standing compared to sitting.

"Step 1, adjust your chair" Glances over to my foldable chair...

Life is in shambles? *Nothin' Reams of Paper can't fix*

*I own a monitor riser stand. Solved all my neck problems!* 😂

i did all the tips and its awesome. very different from my setup before. thank you for this.

Work desk not setup properly Reams of Paper: I'm gonna make this mans whole career ergonomic

Tool kit for Armaggedon / WW3: 1 duct tape 2 wd40 3 reams of paper

I'm about to meet my first day of my first full-time job after this weekend, a perfect timing for me to see this video. Thanks John!!

3 Years ago I saw this video and designed my desk, now everything takes care of itself, As I come back and see this video now, its all a part of my routine and my body feels so much better. Thank you

Instructions not clear my computer is on the roof with 39 reams of paper

Ergonomics Expert : Puts Keyboard straight in front of him CSGO Players : No, I dont think I will

2:38 Imagine watching your coworker doing this out of the blue

I followed this setup 2 years ago. Till now I haven't changed my setup and haven't faced any problem. Best setup💯

Who WSJ expected to watch this video: Office workers Who really watched this video: *G A M E R S*

“Honey, where did all our printer paper go?”

Excellent. I just created a new workspace at home that I will further adjust. The footstool definitely helps! My physical therapist recommended those same exercises and they work. Also, because of chronic back issues I have added a large heating pad draped over the back of my chair that I use of off and on. Total game changer.

This is a life saver. Thank you so much

No mouse pad, okay I got a solution for that. *REAMS OF PAPER!*

“you want to get up at least every hour” teachers: **NO**

I'm trying to set up my home office for my room when I move so glad I found this 🙌🏼 especially with my back pain

This video is sensational and highly educational. It is important to watch it several times and practice. it's worth it.

Don’t have an external keyboard and mouse for your laptop? No worries reams of paper will work!

"After 10, 15 minutes we all begin to slouch in our chairs." Yea, let's say 3 minutes.

I really want to highlight his note about laptops here. For yourself and for anyone in your family or circle using laptops, please stress to them that they must be using an external keyboard whenever possible and raising the laptop up. I am a massage therapist, and I have seen first-hand what happens when this is not addressed. I am also an avid computer user, so I have suffered a long time from some of these issues. 1 subtle note to adhere, it's about using your mouse. I've noticed that we often have our hands hovering on the mouse, poised and ready to click. If you feel your body while this is happening, you will notice that your arm and shoulder and even up to your neck or engaged this whole time. If you spend a lot of time at the computer, I highly recommend being cognizant of totally disengaging from the mouse, when you have nothing to do. As well, there are very simple keyboard shortcuts that you can use to move around the page and even between screens, to cut down on the amount that you use your mouse. One last note: if you decide to get a wireless keyboard for your laptop or desktop, many of them come with a Bluetooth Switcher. This would allow you to be able to type on your phone as well as your computer. Again, if you have long stretches where you use your computer and phone at your desk, I recommend getting a suction cup vertical stand for your phone so that it is positioned at proper height and you don't have to look down to read it. Then, as a text or whatever kind of message comes into your phone that you want to respond to, you just flip the switch type on your keyboard for your response, and switch back to your main computer.

This was helpful. I just got my first office job and been using these techniques to avoid any neck/shoulder/back pain

- Doctor I can't get my wife pregnant - Use reams of papers

This was very helpful. I was about to put my chair on top of my desk.

I did all those exercises/stretches subconsciously without evening knowing (or acknowledging that what I was doing was even an exercise or stretch) that they were actually a thing.. I had found over time and personal experience that stretching in those ways helped reset the "strain/tension timer" for those areas of my body so I just did them naturally without even questioning or thinking about it. Really neat how the human body and brain works if you think about it.. *Great* video btw, thank you so much for the well put/well thought inputs/incites/overall advice!!

I ended up watching this same video whenever I get pain due to uncomfortable workspace setup. He have explained a lot perfectly even though the video is 4 years older than current date.

Imagine going to this guys house and slightly moving everything by like a quarter of an inch

boys: condom men: reams of paper

Love this! How about a desk set up for those who are taking online classes? A space for a laptop, notebooks, and books, how to organize that? I'm kind of struggling with their placement since I need to use all of them at the same time and my desk is kinda small.

I was legit working in my office thinking about my back ache due to table and this pops up !

First step is to not buy a desk with drawers. It takes up space between your arms and legs.

This video contents:- - 2% Solution - 98% Ream of paper

Very useful, just the right thing everyone working long hours on desk must follow these. Good work. 👍

It is really interesting to see that my desk setup is already similar to what the video is talking about. I feel weird because in time, my desk setup transformed to its current final shape. I guess I changed what made me uncomfortable over time and it evolved into its final shape which it already is the most comfortable one.

The KZfaq algorithm knows I have bad posture! The machines know too much!

Don't have a computer to begin with? -> Reams of paper.

You are basically the Best person I have ever seen like wow.....since day 1! I loved all the moments you share

So basic but so helpful! Didn't realize I was doing a LOT of these wrong, hence the arm pain! Time to change my setup.

This video: Exists CS:GO Players: _Laughs In Carpal Tunnel_

Me watching this, while having the posture of a fried shrimp

Thanks for the tips! I lifted my chair just a few centimeters and it's a lot more nice to sitand game now. Thanks.

you r a great man, you have that compassion 😊 , God bless you

Ergonomics Expert: You should get out of your chair at least once an hour Gamer: No, I don't think I will

Chair too high? Reams of paper. Monitor too low? Reams of paper. Kickstand too low? Reams of paper. Hotel? Trivago.

I was watching this video wondering where the headset was. Good thing I stayed tuned because you added this in a bit later in the video. Headsets are definitely a must have for people who work at a desk all day!

This is the most useful information I have watched on the internet. EVER.

Nobody: Pigeons while moving: 2:38

"get up and walk every hour" tell that to my Professors whose classes are 2h30 or 3h without a break.

I feel really comfortable after making this adjustments. Thanks :)

Clear message, clear structure, easy to understand, thank you

Instructions unclear, my chair is now a ream of paper

"Man better get some sleep gotta wake up early for work" Me at 3am: How to set up your desk ergonomically

This is simple and brilliant. Unlike the whole lot of other fluff available on KZfaq.

Thanks for the great tips, Jon! It works...great content WSJ

This is a truly important video for everyone that occasionally works at a desk, including students, office workers, and the countless tens of millions working with computers. Ergonomic research is a serious discipline with considerable research coming out of the space program a few decades ago, and continuing to today.

Who else had an issue with how he pushed the screen with his finger

Great video! Excited to use those tips to refactor my work-from-home station.

Just the demo I need ❤️ thanks a lot!

I love such short and informative (& minimalistic) videos.

Instructions unclear, my chair is now on my fridge.

I played games on my pc my whole live, and now working as a video editor (and still playing games) it's safe to say that i spend a good portion of my life on a chair. I used to have lot's of pain in different areas over the years, and now i clicked on this video out of curiosity, just to find out that i actually setup everything in the correct way. And i just realized that I probably did it based on what's causing pain and what not.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try to improve my ergonomics. That helps a lot with productivity.

Me: *I don't have an external keyboard* Him: *Use reams of paper* Me: *okay* 🎃

Fake ergonomics expert, does not mention the benefits of some dope RGB for health. ps: If you don't have rgb, use reams of colored paper.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I NEED TO UPDATE MY WORKSTATION AS WELL!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

Had this in "watch later" for like a year, I just now watched and applied it, my desk looks a lil weird but hopefully my neck stiffness will decrease. Thanks!

"If your desk is not in the right height, you can replace it with reams of paper"

10%: random comments 5%: comments about the video 85%: REAMS OF PAPER!!

Wow. Over three years of working from home, and now I see this. Better late than never, I guess. Great video.

actually helpful and logical. Excellent video.

And don’t forget your new $999 stand

Well, there is me lying on my bed with a laptop.

wow. this actually helps. Thank You, Jon!!

Thank you. I already feel more comfortable.

"Hey, do you have toilet paper?" "No, but I have reams of paper."

You know you're 25+ when this is your most intriguing video on your feed :)

I've been doing pretty much exactly all this for the last 15 years and it's good. One more thing I'd recommend is to place your most used tool right in front of you. Like if you use your mouse more than your keyboard while gaming for example. I've had RSI issues with my wrists (CTS), elbow and somewhat in the shoulder since forever and find that it's a good idea to switch things around a bit and even rotate between different tools such as a mouse and a touchpad when you feel the pain starting to build up. At one point, when it was really bad for a while, I even switched my mouse hand to get some pain relief. I'm getting better at keeping myself from pushing on when I start noting the first signs of pain. I need to be mindful of this but it's a struggle. I've been in the IT industry for over 25 years now.

I am a Data Sci. and I use my pc literally everyday for hours. This is the reason I ordered an adjustable desk. It also gives a reminder to adjust to stand in every 2 hrs or whatever u set i feel much better now.

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Got no desk to begin with? *REaMs oF PApEr*

Thanks. I now touch my screen all the time and it feels great.