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and many spend 8 hours at work in front a screen :(
by kome 2y ago
and many spend 8 hours at work in front a screen :(
- XorNot 2y ago"screentime" is the worst term because it has almost nothing to do with what they're actually talking about - i.e. does an eReader count as screentime? Why? Why does a book not?
- kome 2y agoi don't know but i think it does indeed, i guess there is a relationship between body and mind that screen completely efface. even moving pages, physically, make reading more meaningful: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-read/202402/the-case-for-paper-books-vs-e-readers https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-read/202402/the...
- sebst 2y agoI guess there are two main effects of “screentime”: consumption only (doomscrolling or binge watching) and the light effect. A book would not tick any of those marks An ereader would account for looking into a light source only if you use background illumination. And even then, it can be set to emit significantly less light than a smartphone screen, especially in the blue frequencies
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoIf you want to read a book then you need some source of light.
- sebst 2y agoObviously true. The difference is that the you usually don’t look directly into the light source when reading a book
- gyosko 2y ago8 hours in front of a screen while working is not the same as 8 hours doomscrolling content, at least that's my guess.
- throwing_away 2y agothere's probably a lot of overlap
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoSome, work has less of the gamified aspects... although sites like github do have some of it.
- exitb 2y agoWell, work is probably one of the least healthy things adults do. And sitting for 8 hours is hardly the worst version of it.
- demaga 2y ago> negatively impacted by excessive screen time, defined as more than two hours a day outside of work hours. I see a simple solution: a 6-hour workday to bump that excessive screen time up to 4 hours. Seriously, though, I wonder if people who do not work with a PC are less affected.
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoFrom the article: >however research shows that adult brains are also negatively impacted by excessive screen time, defined as more than two hours a day outside of work hours. My first thought was it's funny that 8 hours at work is fine but 2 hours at home isn't.