Standing desk: New way to work

I suffered from minor shoulder – and wrist pain for a long time. In order to lessen the pain, I decided to train my left hand for using the computer mouse a few years back.

Certainly, using mouse with my left hand was very challenging in the first couple of years. However, 3-year of intensive practice paid me off. I could click, drag, and drop icons using my left hand without noticing that I did so with my left hand.

After having succeeded this “experiment,” I made another decision recently to relieve back pain; standing up while working. I first searched for standing desks or stand-up desks, then read online posts (e.g., reviews by Mark Luckch and Alan Henry), and then created my own standing desk by putting together empty paper boxes.

My DIY practice showed the effect Instantly. I became free from back pain, paid more attention to my tasks, and most importantly, became exhausted at evening as I “exercised” all day long. In short, I was tired at day and slept well at night. Finally, I bought a height-adjustable table from Varidesk. 🙂

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Reducing eye pain in a shopping mall

DML_Nuri eyeIn a large scale indoor space, people need breaks to reduce pains. In a shopping mall or at an exhibition, for example, people often take micro breaks on a bench to reduce the pains in the legs or feet. At a recent exhibition, I met a relatively new solution for the pains that have been little articulated: pains in the eye. When people look around many booths inside the indoor exhibition, they often suffer from dry eyes. Although wearing customized contact lens or dropping artificial tears reduce the pain, shoppers have had no instant solution for this so far. A company introduced electronic devices (blue plastic glasses) to reduce dry eye syndrome or xerophthalmia. Although it looks strange or scared, this device could be installed in shopping malls in the near future for those who want to reduce their pains in the eye.

 

Electronic Vehicle Charging Station in Seoul

An EV charging station stands in the parking lot at my university. DML_EcarProbably, the department of automotive engineering installed it and owns the electronic vehicle. My first impression about them is that they do not interfere the traffic flow inside the busy parking lot because the charging station occupies a tiny space and it charges a small BMWi. However, I was concerned what happened when strangers mistakenly/intentionally unplug it although the screen said, “please do not unplug while charging.”

Electronic vehicles are popular in California. Interestingly, many EV drivers found it difficult to locate the charging station. A recent news said that some building owners promote their buildings having the charging stations at their parking lots. I hope to see more electronic cars on the road and more EV charging stations in Seoul.