BareEarth Grounding Mat placement under a desk?

The sock thing is a real trade-off. I leave mine on and it still feels like something is happening, but barefoot definitely feels more noticeable. The cord bugged me more than I expected at first, though I stopped noticing after a week or so.

The cord really isn’t a big deal in my experience, it just kind of stays put once you run it along the floor. I honestly forget it’s even there most days. Socks vs barefoot I can’t speak to since I only use mine barefoot, but the cord concern seems a bit overblown.

Socks on is fine, it still works. I’ve used mine with thick socks plenty of times and never noticed a difference. The cord is the only thing that actually annoys me, it always ends up under my chair wheel.

Thin socks worked fine for me.

I usually just leave my socks on and it’s been fine for me. The mat stays put well enough that I forget about it during the day. Only thing is I had to move mine a bit closer to my chair so my feet actually rest on it.

I’d focus less on the socks and more on whether you actually remember to use the thing. That was my problem. I had a mat set up under my desk for about two months and the sock question never crossed my mind because I was wearing them the whole time anyway. What killed it for me was just forgetting it was even there. I’d sit down, get into work, and realize three hours later my feet were nowhere near it. So I started treating it like part of the setup, shoes off or not, and made a point of parking my feet on it when I sat down.

The cord bugged me more than anything. I get why it needs to reach an outlet, but it’s just another thing to deal with in a small space. I don’t think socks change much either way. Bare feet feel a bit more obvious I guess, but I never noticed a real difference in how I felt.

Mine stays put but the cord is annoying.

Mine stays put, the cord just tucks behind the desk.

Socks on is fine in my experience, but I still notice more when I’m barefoot. If taking socks off all day sounds annoying, I’d just leave them on and not stress it.

Socks are fine. I’ve used mine with thick wool socks all winter and it still does whatever it does. The cord is the real annoyance, not the socks.