> >> Has anyone dealt with this successfully? I'd love to >> know how you did it. >
You're right to worry about this....and I suspect it's also aging related. The older I get, the more sensitive I am to how many hours/day is healthy. I don't think there is a perfect solution, especially as more and more important things in life require an internet device of some kind. It's not uncommon for me to spend 2-3hrs researching something, up to 8hrs working, and then have 2 hrs of other emails/social/community stuff all in one day that involve computers. 12 hours/day in a roughly fixed position indoors is never ever going to be healthy. Especially if it must be kept up for years and years as one gets older. So, I've gathered ideas from others and have come up with my own recommendations: a) avoid going to the computer if you can be doing something else and don't need to be there (once I'm at a computer, there is always something that can make me stay there so avoiding being there in first place is important) b) stand up and take brief walks for whatever at least once/hour while working c) recent research suggests that taking vitamin d tablets starting in ones thirties can have a significant impact on relieving some of the sunlight/lack of being outdoor issues d) try to go to the gym or do some signficant exercise to start the day, this can possibly trick your metabolism to run faster all day long e) what many people do, I find, is simply have days where you don't touch the computer (briefly check cell phone but thats it) f) try to find something in your daily routine that will take you outdoors for at least an hour/day, preferably longer (can be harder for those of us who telecommute) g) try to build regular activities with your family/friends that involve outdoor recreation (build a home pool/take up swimming laps/etc) Nothing will completely remove the fact that modern life is increasingly unhealthy, but the above is at least a good start. Matt -- Matthew Marlowe m...@professionalsysadmin.com Senior Internet Infrastructure Consultant DevOps/VMware/SysAdmin https://www.twitter.com/deploylinux Gentoo Linux Dev "Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." -- C.S. Lewis
