Since the last 2 months I had to change my environment in which I used to do my long hours of deep work. One of the things that was part of the change was a standing desk. Actually it was not a desk per se but just a platform on top of which I can keep my laptop and just start coding away, the platform was just tall enough that I can’t sit and do work and slightly short enought that I had to bend my knees, so I had to add a wooden plank on top of the platform to level it up.

So after this I just went away with this setup. The first couple of days were not bad I mean my legs were already in pretty good shape as I have a regular running habit. I wasn’t feeling fatigued or lethargic at all, I would say I was more aware of my own physical body or how much energy/force it has to exert while doing a task which I used to do just sitting. I was just slightly distracted by this fact but not distracted enough to not be able to do any work at all. After the first week it became natural to do long hours of work in this new setup of mine.

I have observed that the speed at which I am approaching and getting things done has slightly increased. I have also become more proactive and more communicative. I now love standing while working. I have now kept two 10L water jugs alongside my desk and I have been experimenting with it doing bicep curls/hammer curls/triceps in every 30mins interval, I have also experimented with adding pushups in this combo, it has been working out fantastic for me. I think this is clear connection between productivity and slight pressure to body to keep it in order, every time we lift weights or make our muscles work under pressure we are unconsciously reminding our mind that we are control of our physical selves and our actions does have meaningful impact in the world that we live in

I remain energetic even after long hours of deep work, I don’t get tired after a long day which I usually felt previously. I don’t think weather the gamified setup of exercise + work or the standing desk is the causation of this, but I can confirm there is definitely a correlation and it has been working out fanstastic for me

I gave a couple of interviews in the last months and I cleared a majority of them while standing. I now speak more energetically and aggressively while I am standing. I have noticed that when I don’t get exercise or my body does not undergo any form of activity I simply cannot concentrate and if I am in chair then end up spending my day chaining positions