A quest to improve health of people working in tech.

Sebastian Fric

In support and QA roles since 2010. Worked at Slack and 1Password. Now a support lead at Stacker. Immersed in topics of wellbeing for 9 years, and studying to become a Feldenkrais practitioner.

📍 Zagreb, Croatia

Don't look up (for too long)

If the content on your monitor is above the horizon, your body will strain. Place the most important stuff on the horizon, or slightly below. Develop awareness Try these short experiments to better understand what your eyes like the most, and how they influence the rest of your body. Feel

A quick way to relax your eyes

If your eyes feel fatigued, give them a quick energy boost with this exercise.

Typing with awareness, a 5-day challenge

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is common in tech. Here's a 5-day typing awareness challenge that might help you discover how to type more efficiently.

Tech talks mostly about mental health, but there's more to us

Mental wellbeing is all the rage in tech right now. I think we can do much better by focusing on the full picture—human health.

Reduce neck strain by moving smart

Smart movement is a way of moving without strain. Learn how to avoid neck pain by moving within your comfort zone.

One trick to reset your posture without hurting yourself

Straightening your back by puffing up your chest can be harmful. Learn how to straighten yourself safely.

5-minute exercise that relieved my lower back pain

This is a 5-minute awareness exercise that helped me relieve some of the tension in my lower back, and I'm hoping that it will help you too. You can do it whenever you feel something brewing in your back.

Are standing desks actually good for us?

Standing desks are popular in the tech world, especially among the remote working folks. While sitting less is good for us, could standing more make things worse?

Outages can be a literal pain in the neck, but they don't have to be

A common side effect of stressful situations is shoulder stiffness, which is in turn one of the main contributors to neck pain. While stressful situations are inevitable, the pain is avoidable.