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1 Let comfort be your guide

Scan for awkwardness and adjust for comfort

Whenever you use a computer, you make decisions that can affect your comfort, health, safety, and

productivity. This is true whether you use a desktop keyboard and monitor in an office, a notebook

computer in a college dormitory, a tablet in the kitchen, or a handheld computer at the airport. In

every case, you choose your body’s position relative to the technology.

Whether you are working, studying, or playing, staying in one position for long periods can cause

discomfort and fatigue in your muscles and joints. Rather than computing in a single seated posture,

move regularly through a range of seated and standing positions, finding your comfort zone in each of

them. Many people do not naturally incorporate a standing posture into the range of positions

because it is unfamiliar. With practice, however, they realize how much better they feel when they

move from sitting to standing throughout the day.

RIGHT Upright RIGHT Reclined RIGHT Standing

There is no one “right” position that fits all people and all tasks; no one set-up that is comfortable for

all body parts. Replace the “set it and forget it” mentality with “scan for awkwardness and adjust for

comfort.” Understand the connection between your body and the technology, and decide what to

move and when. Sometimes you need to change your posture; sometimes you need to adjust the

technology; sometimes you need to do both.

Scan your body regularly for non-movement, awkward posture, tension, clenching, and shallow

breathing. Be especially vigilant when working on difficult, intense tasks or under a tight deadline. Pay

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HP G2 User Manual Page 9