Lost (and Found) in Translation 6 - English

Working as a freelancer has its positives, such as creating your own work schedule, choosing where to work (not just in a home office, but also when coworking, on vacation, etc.), and selecting your colleagues. But, mainly, choosing how to work. In what other place could I work while watching “Império” (a Brazilian soap opera)? Or watching “Dupla Identidade” (a Brazilian TV series)? Or even the entire “A Teia” (another Brazilian series)? OK, I’ve gotten carried away, but I think you can tell that I am a bit addicted to Brazilian soap operas.

Mox, as always.

Now, focusing on the question regarding posture, since I’m not in a company where the furnishings and routine in general are determined by ergonomics and work health, the workplace isn’t always suitable for translating “marathons”, causing short-, medium-, and long-term consequences to our health. I recall working at a large Brazilian banking group. The chairs were adjusted periodically by physiotherapists, as well as the height of the computer screen, keyboard, and mouse. Physiotherapists came weekly, encouraging people to get out of their chairs and do exercises. Clearly, physical exercise is beneficial, but the floor only had statisticians, engineers, mathematicians, and physicists, so the nerdy group would start laughing with every movement. Well, in my home office, it’s all different. I have to repeat what I learned with the physiotherapists in the bank, but I am not always able to. Therefore, I get a painful wrist, hand, or back, and headaches, side effects of an inadequate environment and posture. Besides reconfiguring my work environment and adapting it to the type of activity, I’ve also tried to implement an exercise routine that suits me. In this search, I found the article below apropos the subject, and it seemed very interesting: Posture Exercise: 10 Easy Stretches For Better Posture.

I practice those exercises, as well as others that were sent as suggestions by colleagues in a mutual translator’s group on Facebook. It’s impossible to label this subject as secondary. I say goodbye to you with a hug, until the next newsletter.

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