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Can we talk about that $15 desk shelf that changed my whole setup?

I found this cheap bamboo shelf on Amazon while looking for a way to raise my monitor, and after 2 days with it I actually stopped slouching over my keyboard. It was supposed to be temporary but now my neck pain is gone and I drink way less coffee. Has anyone else tried a tiny desk upgrade that made a bigger difference than you expected?
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parker_hall5
That $15 bamboo shelf... I got the same one actually, the one with the little cable management groove in the back? Mine started to develop a tiny crack near the right edge after about 4 months, but honestly for the price I just sanded it down a bit and it's still going strong. Hey @the_sage, you mentioned ergonomic gadgets not having real science behind them - have you ever actually tried raising your monitor to eye level for a full week and tracked how your shoulders feel? I'm genuinely curious because I was a huge skeptic too until I noticed I stopped rolling my shoulders forward.
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webb.hannah
Grabbed one of those and my wrist pain DISAPPEARED.
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the_sage
the_sage16d ago
Oh come on @webb.hannah, you seriously think one product fixed chronic wrist pain that fast? Sounds more like placebo effect kicking in hard. Half those ergonomic gadgets are just overpriced plastic with zero real science behind them.
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