Read something similar actually. This old thread on a warehouse forum where someone swore by stacking old directories under their monitor for the same reason. Said it cut down their shoulder tension like crazy. For typing, I bet it depends on the books and your chair height. If your desk is too low and the books make the monitor higher, you might end up hunching your shoulders to type. I'd try it with a thin keyboard tray or a wrist rest to keep your arms flat. But if your neck feels better, that's the main thing. The whole "perfect ergonomics" thing gets overblown, results matter more.

Man, I feel you on that. Running your own cleaning business sounds brutal, and the last thing you need is to fight with a photo editor after a long day of work. I totally get the appeal of just hitting auto and calling it done when you're already wiped out. It's smart to save your energy for stuff that actually matters, like keeping your equipment running. No shame in taking the easy route when the easy route works fine. You do what you gotta do to survive.

Sweet spot nobody tells you about" is pretty much the story of my entire life in the shop. I spent a week once trying to figure out why my hammer kept bouncing off a piece and it turned out I was just standing wrong.

Swear by this myself actually. When I stopped tracking every single trip to the gas station and just made sure my rent was paid and put a flat 20% into savings first, everything else just worked out. The trick for me was being super strict about the 50% part - like I make sure my housing and bills never go over half my take home pay no matter what. Then for the fun money I literally just spend it on anything guilt free because I know the big stuff is covered. I mean maybe it's just me but having that mental "okay my needs are handled" feeling is way better than stressing over a $5 coffee. Might be worth putting your savings on autopilot too so you literally can't forget the 20% before you blow it on something dumb.

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