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This was a big thing in Soviet Russia. The thing is, to show good results required 1 - 2 hours of work per day. The author of this article notes that he, too, p
by arkades 9y ago
This was a big thing in Soviet Russia. The thing is, to show good results required 1 - 2 hours of work per day. The author of this article notes that he, too, put in 1.5 hours a Day.
No credible study I have found has supported meaningful benefits when used the way real people are likely to: for 10-15m/d a few times a week, at best.
- walterbell 9y agoA more realistic approach is to incorporate short exercises for a few minutes when taking a break from close-up computer usage. You should be taking a break every 20 minutes.
- arkades 9y agoYes, that would be realistic. But that hasn’t been shown to work.
- quacker 9y agoAnd the investment of an hour or more a day isn't worth it compared to glasses or contacts, especially when results may vary. I spend at most a few hours each _year_ at the optometrist, covered by insurance, and then I can instead spend that hour each day on hobbies, cooking, reading, exercising, etc.
- alanbernstein 9y agoIs that 1-2 hours per day indefinitely? Or is there a training period that ends eventually?
- walterbell 9y agoIt's about good vision habits, which may require lifestyle adjustment. Once that's done, exercises take a few minutes per day. Ongoing, similar to other forms of exercise, use it or lose it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16195629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16195629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16197112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16197112