{"id":3771,"date":"2013-06-05T16:46:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:09:41","slug":"sit-up-straight-or-your-boss-will-think-youre-lazy-and-depressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/sit-up-straight-or-your-boss-will-think-youre-lazy-and-depressed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit up straight or your boss will think you’re lazy and depressed."},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve talked before about the importance of good\u00a0sitting\u00a0posture<\/strong>\u00a0before at Office Ink.\u00a0Bad posture is thought to cause everything from headaches to death. Now, in addition to all the talk about sedentary death syndrome<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0how sitting slouched in front of your computer all day going to kill you, there’s evidence that poor posture makes you look lazy and depressed<\/strong>.\u00a0That’s according to\u00a0Mladen Golubic, medical director for the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute:<\/p>\n

“We know that when you slouch, you project an attitude of depression and low motivation.” When you sit up straight, he adds, “psychologically, your attitude is better.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Great. Before your slouching kills you, it’s going to make you look bad in front of your boss and colleagues. We’ve post\u00a0a lot of tips<\/a> on improving the ergonomics of your workplace to support good sitting posture at Office Ink. Plus, Dr. Golubic has some good advice as well:<\/p>\n