On Oct 4, 2011 7:01 AM, "Matthew Marlowe" <m...@professionalsysadmin.com> wrote: > > > > >> 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.
If I may add: try a cup of normal (i.e. non-decaf) coffee about 1 hour after you start using the computer. I recently read in the newspaper that 2-4 cups of caf coffee per day significantly reduce the chance of getting a depression. Rgds,
