The “sit-stand desk” is the optimal choice, because you can sit for a portion of the day and stand for the other portion.
Put your monitor high enough to keep your neck straight, set your keyboard position for 90 degree elbows, and your desk height for feet flat on the floor.

Your Desk: The Optimal Choice

<ul>
<li>There’s no replacement for true natural light.</li>
<li>Fluorescent lighting saps your energy and makes you less productive, without even mentioning the environmental issues.</li>
<li>LED light can be a good substitute for natural light.</li>
</ul>

Lighting In The Workspace

A cluttered desk sometimes triggers a cluttered mind. That's why everything should have its place, even if that place is just “the right-most stack.”
A desk system that matches your personal organization style saves both time and headache.

Keeping An Organization

The preferred seems to be around 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
If you’re lucky enough to work remote or have your own office with an independent thermostat, experiment with which temperature works for you.

The Optimal Working Temperature

Music that works best for immersive tasks:
<ul>
<li>Familiar music, so your brain doesn’t look ahead for what’s next.</li>
<li>Classical music, especially Baroque-period pieces for productivity boosts and no lyrics.</li>
<li>Electronica and its repetitive sounds as a way to increase focus.</li>
<li>Video game soundtracks, which are created to be atmospheric, but not distracting.</li>
<li>Quiet music of any kind can provide background noise without disrupting focus.</li>
</ul>

Workspace Sound

<ul>
<li>Red accelerates the heart rate, giving you a jolt of energy. Your eye is instantly drawn to red, and it promotes physical activity and emotion.</li>
<li>Orange is a social color, encouraging interaction. It works well in meeting rooms or other social spaces.</li>
<li>Yellow stimulates creativity and optimism. </li>
<li>Green is calming, and also causes zero eye strain over long periods of time.</li>
<li>Blue is calming and stable, it helps most people focus on intensive tasks.</li>
<li>Purple stimulates problem solving, despite not being a very popular color in workspace decor.</li>
</ul>

Organizing Our Worskapce: The Influence of Colors

The key to being more productive is literally right in front of you. Look around: is your desk conducive to reaching productivity zen? A lot of research has focused on the benefits and detriments of the stimuli (or lack thereof) in your work environment, and how they're subsequently affecting your output.

Keeping An Organization

Similar ideas to Keeping An Organization

Other Tips From Jordan Peterson For a Better Life