Been doing every camera-off call standing up for the past few weeks and it actually stuck, which surprised me.
Guitar leans against the wall right next to my desk chair, so when a meeting pops up audio only, I mute, stand, and run through scales until it wraps up. No separate time block, no reminder app, the call itself is the cue.
Some days that’s barely one scale pattern, other days it’s enough for a real chunk of practice. Either way my back isn’t locked up by end of day the way it used to be, and I’ve noticed I open the case more now instead of telling myself I’ll get to it later.
Haven’t explained to coworkers why I’m off camera half the time. Pretty sure a couple have guessed, but nobody’s asked outright…
Only downside, if a call turns out to need video after all, I’m standing there holding a guitar. Learned to check the invite first.
