Why I turned my screen 90° and you should too

How a simple shift made a big difference in my productivity.

When I first started working remotely, I spent months tinkering with my set-up, trying to get things just right. The desk. The mounted monitor arms. The webcam. I couldn’t help it. As a professional whose career revolves around making people productive, I think about this stuff a lot.

I’m not alone either. For instance, after I bought a new mouse, I sent a photo of it to my friend and fellow workplace technology fanatic, Logan Brown, the same way a foodie feels compelled to snap and send a picture of a plate of food.

One thing I was curious about was turning your screen to portrait mode. I had seen developers do it because they scroll through so many lines of code, and since they seem to know what’s up about these things in general, I figured I’d try out for myself.

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