After Covid- 19 wrecked a majority of our lives, people have come to realise something and that is working from home is a viable option. There is hardly any need to go to the office all dressed up and maintain the decorum we used to.
In light of the technological advancements and infrastructural developments, most developed and developing nations have shifted to a work from home or WFH environment and face little to no issues.
Most employers as well employees have begun to think that working from home is an option way better than working from the office. Even occasional visits to the office is an option to go along with it.
During the lockdown period, everybody has worked from home on their computers, phones, tablets and laptops. All over the world, people have started to take ergonomics as a very serious fashion and designers have been very active in creating and designing furniture that is apt for work from home or even work from the office.
These furniture items are needed to be flexible, functional and multi-purpose. Most people are having a difficult time in managing their work space and personal space and the same is applicable to their time too. This creates a need for multi-purpose and dynamic furniture requirements.
The dynamics of trends has changed and so has the need of comfort. From an ergonomic chair to a standing desk, people have shifted their tastes and preferences and have quickly adapted to the culture and environment that the disease has forced us into. Designers too have adapted, researched, designed and produced furniture accordingly.
The role of social media
The expectation, the source and the level of productivity has changed drastically over the last year, all thanks to the hell that this virus created.
But something we also need to consider is that it may have created hell but it has also opened our eyes to a lot of nee possibilities and new doors that we should be very keen to open. It has instilled in our minds of how to function with limited resources and personal touch.
The whole game of productivity has changed in a snap of a few months and the last year is a witness to it all, as the world shifted to working from home. This whole trend has also been proven to be famous by the mentions that it shares on social media.
Home enhancement at its best
Social media has been making this a trend and internet users have been posting a guide almost every day as to how one can turn their standing desks into a DIY standing desk. People, spending more time at home, have opened their creative minds to making their home feel and look more beautiful and more comfortable.
They have been trying to make as few purchases as possible and still have their houses look out of the world. Other than office and personal hours, virtual dates and parties has also become an official and widely adopted thing.
This has created the need for improved and presentable interiors. Home improvement is the new thing and people of the world have now started to define the terms.
The many advantages
There are many advantages of getting yourself a standing desk. The list of those advantages include, it is easy for you to exercise the muscles of your back, it will help you take short breaks away from the computer and the screen time which will resultantly, reduce lethargy, reduce risk of health problems, uplift your mood, increase energy levels, increase your productivity and it will also have you lead a fit and healthy life.
These are just a few things that include in the very long list of the perks of working on a standing desk.
Every furniture piece has its own perks and downfalls but with the standing desk in place, there is no furniture greater than this one. In the 21st Century, as we shift to an all new culture of work, rest and entertainment, our surroundings need to keep pace with us to not be a hindrance in the process.
The exact meaning of it all
Everything we buy today should have some value, some benefit over the price we pay. If it isn’t solving a current problems and if it isn’t solving the problems now, we have no need to buy it. Tomorrow’s problems will have new solutions after all, with the advancement of information travel and product improvements.
A standing desk typically translates to a mechanical desk. Everything about this desk is adjustable and hence, multi-purpose. You can adjust the height of the table, the height of the leg rest of the table and you can also adjust the width of the table which is a feature that comes handy in only a few standing desks.
At the press of a button, you can change the height and the level of the top- surface of the standing desk. Push it up or pull it down, it is all on you and you can do it whenever you like and however you want. Hence, helpful and solves some significant problem.
The whole procedure is so smooth and so short that it does not require you to move your desk or do anything with it for that matter except for pushing a button. Many multinational companies and the start- ups of this generation are adapting to the idea of replacing their traditional desks with a standing desk.
They do not provide this facility for extra cost. They pay for so many standing desks all by themselves so that their employees are able to lead and live a happy life. In some offices, they have made it necessary for all of the employees to work for a good amount of time on a standing desk.
Standing desks are the most functional although they may not seem like it. Without having to make a lot of changes, you get what you want!
