The WorkZen Journal

Diagram showing correct seated posture and desk height with right angles at elbow and knee

Your Desk Is Probably the Wrong Height. Here's ...

Standard desks are built for someone 5'10”. Here's how to measure your real desk height and fix the fit with a chair adjustment and a footrest.

Your Desk Is Probably the Wrong Height. Here's ...

Standard desks are built for someone 5'10”. Here's how to measure your real desk height and fix the fit with a chair adjustment and a footrest.

Illustration of four mechanical keyboard switches in different colours

Mechanical Keyboard Switches Explained

Linear, tactile, clicky — and the four numbers behind every switch listing. Plus why a hot-swap board is the safest first purchase.

Mechanical Keyboard Switches Explained

Linear, tactile, clicky — and the four numbers behind every switch listing. Plus why a hot-swap board is the safest first purchase.

Illustration of a video call setup with monitor, webcam, microphone and ring light

Look and Sound Better on Video Calls: What to F...

Audio first, then echo, then lighting, then the camera. Why a 4K webcam in a dark room loses to a 1080p one by a window.

Look and Sound Better on Video Calls: What to F...

Audio first, then echo, then lighting, then the camera. Why a 4K webcam in a dark room loses to a 1080p one by a window.

Illustration of an office chair shown in side profile

How to Choose an Office Chair

Seat depth, adjustable lumbar, and armrest range decide whether a chair suits you — far more than price or the word “ergonomic”. How to read the specs.

How to Choose an Office Chair

Seat depth, adjustable lumbar, and armrest range decide whether a chair suits you — far more than price or the word “ergonomic”. How to read the specs.

Illustration of a gas-spring monitor arm holding a screen above a desk

How to Choose a Monitor Arm

Weight range, VESA pattern, clamp type, and arm motion — the four specs that decide whether a monitor arm works on your desk, explained in plain terms.

How to Choose a Monitor Arm

Weight range, VESA pattern, clamp type, and arm motion — the four specs that decide whether a monitor arm works on your desk, explained in plain terms.

Illustration of tangled cables gathered into a single sleeve

Cable Management 101: A Six-Step Guide for Any ...

A six-step order of operations for cleaning up desk cables — starting with the power strip, not the zip ties — plus which tool to use where.

Cable Management 101: A Six-Step Guide for Any ...

A six-step order of operations for cleaning up desk cables — starting with the power strip, not the zip ties — plus which tool to use where.