Zami chair: new technology for your but

Roll over, physioball. There’s a new piece of fitness-freak office furniture on the cubicle block. Called the “Zami Smart”, this silhouette-of-a-tombstone looking thing is supposed to improve upon your run of the mill butt rest by… reprimanding you. That’s right. Say sionara to your enabler seat who’s been condoning this egregious posture of yours reminiscent of a masturbatory monkey. The same posture that makes you turn around and spend half.. Read More

Deskperiments: treadmill setup

Yikes. Just seeing these desk-jockeys take to a conveyor belt that perpetually propels them away from their PC’s made me a bit nauseated. Most of them didn’t seem to enjoy it much either. The problem with this setup is the same reason they tell you not to hold onto the sides on a regular treadmill. When we bipedal creatures trot naturally, we counter-rotate (arm swing opposing hip swing). To repeatedly.. Read More

Social hacks: improffice-ational art of “Yes, and”

Youtube must be psychic. Or listening in on my phone calls. I was just having this conversation last night – about how easy it is in a high-stress profession to look at everything and see “what’s wrong?” or “what needs fixing?” I mean, analytical thinking is totally crucial for critical fields like healthcare – but back when I was working there, it took me a long time to learn the.. Read More