How to Solve Back Pain With a Standing Desk

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I'm pretty convinced that these things actually did the thing that I claim. So when was the back pain one that I mentioned? And I think I basically seemed to have solved it by eventually switching to a standing desk. But maybe my intuitions about the effect sizes of things is trained by, you know, reading papers in medicine and social science. Maybe there's just a difference in expectation. It's like, I expect to do five to 10 experiments for one that like is worth keeping. What do you think?

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Rob Wiblin is the Head of Research at 80,000 Hours where he investigates how people can do more good in the course of their career and produces a long-form interview show called the 80,000 Hours Podcast. He studied genetics and economics in Australia before moving to the UK to help develop the emerging field of effective altruism. You can learn more about Rob at robwiblin.com, learn more about his research work at 80000hours.org, and follow him on social media at @robertwiblin.

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