My wrists have been hurting me more often than not recently. The pain started over the summer when I was in Oslo. Sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day is taking its toll. Sometimes I can wake up without pain, but it returns shortly after sitting down at my computer. By the end of the day, it's often too uncomfortable to hold my girlfriend's hand for more than a couple of minutes. This is the type of thing that makes a twenty-three year old wonder if God wants him to take a different career path.
Ian had these same problems, as did some of his friends. To prevent debilitating injury, he picked up a funky keyboard and the Dvorak keyboard layout. Earlier this week, I bought my own Kinesis Contoured keyboard and will switch to Dvorak when it arrives. According to Ian, my wrists will heal not only because of the Dvorak layout, but also because my typing speed will be so slow.
I'm guessing part of the problem is related to my mouse. It's quite small, which causes my hand to grasp it oddly. Finding an ergonomic keyboard was easy, but I haven't found good information on ergonomic mice. Some pages suggest trackballs, but I haven't been a fan of them when I've used them.
I can't wait to get my new keyboard next week and to try out a Dvorak typing class. Pain, pain, go away; don't come back another day!
