Ergonomics Expert Explains How to Set Up Your Desk | WSJ Pro Tip

Our desks weren't made for us. They were made for everyone. Simple fixes like adjusting your chair to match your height and adjusting your monitor to an arm's distance can make a huge impact. What are some other adjustments to optimize your workspace?

Ergonomics expert Jon Cinkay from the Hospital for Special Surgery is here to show you how to make your desk and office chair adapt to you and not the other way around.

Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal

0:00 Meet Jon Cinkay, a body mechanics coordinator
0:31 Adjust your chair
1:04 Adjust your monitor
1:50 Mind your mouse, keyboard and phone
2:28 Move and stretch

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[wsj]

What are you doing wrong with your desk setup right now?
-Adam Falk, WSJ

[jzk]

This was actually an ad for reams of paper.

[joshuabiggies]

Problems with your marriage?

REAMS OF PAPER

[lealca]

This is what I call "a great video". Short, full of useful information, straight to the point, funny and professional. Thank you and congratulations!!

[richardwilson]

Girl: "I only date guys that are over 6 ft"
Me: *stands on reams of paper*

[vaibhavsalunke]

That man looks like what ergonomic sounds like

[Owais-Ali]

*If you don't have a desk and chair at all, use reams of paper!!*

[gianluca]

Thank god he also demonstrated how to get up, I've been stuck in my chair for the last 3 years

[sidPalma]

I did not expect to hear the word 'oompf' in this ergonomics tutorial.

[xenondestiny]

"Step 1, adjust your chair"

Glances over to my foldable chair...

[TheSuperJCN]

Ergonomics is such an underrated, or at least not very apparent, part of work (any type of work, from desksto kitchens to factories) and life in general. Most people invest a fair amount of money on taking care of our phones or computers, but usually not as much on taking care of ourselves, so it's great when companies prioritize ergonomics, taking care of their people through mostly small but impactful changes

[ChristVill]

i did all the tips and its awesome. very different from my setup before. thank you for this.

[lil_man]

pro esports player: I'm about to ignore everything this man just said

[positronlaserforce]

Work desk not setup properly

Reams of Paper: I'm gonna make this mans whole career ergonomic

[Dannyfalussy]

Home office worker here: as someone with occasionally 6+ hours of back to back meetings a day, the only solution for me was completely avoid sitting by promoting my desk to a standing one. Then I do calf stretches, occasional bending of the torso etc. Comes a lot more natural when standing compared to sitting.

[shanzisenpai]

I'm about to meet my first day of my first full-time job after this weekend, a perfect timing for me to see this video. Thanks John!!

[tubbycustard]

everyone is memeing him but this actually helped a lot

[dennis_johnson]

My boss is asking for all the paper I took now though.

[AryanKumar-jopz]

2:38 Imagine watching your coworker doing this out of the blue

[Krr]

This is a life saver. Thank you so much