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This is what I've tried. I started with multiple monitors and an ergonomic keyboard, Microsoft, left by the employee before me and developed typing skills while contributing code.

Then I had a big screen - 30" - and liked it a lot as there was a lot more room to work with compared to my 14" laptop in those days, made by IBM.

When I was using multiple screens, I could focus on one for work programming, bash, etc and the other for chat, email, calendar, and the like!