How much of a person's day would you consider too much for them to be on or near a computer?
I don't think watching a TV show or movie on an iPad or AppleTV/HTPC count. Or any tasks for day to day life that *require* using a computer: booking a flight, scheduling, looking up directions/businesses, online banking, etc.
Please add more clarifications if you deem necessary.
75% of their? A person is awake 16 hours, and on/near a computer for 12 hours.
Also, would the ratio be different for children, teens and adults?
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I enjoy exercise and cleaning the house, which in my mind is exercise. I found a good balance now. I have a rule for myself to be off the computer by 10 p.m. period. To much time on the computer can cause eye strain and lack of physical activity which can not only lead to weight gain but many health problems. Sitting still behind the computer screen can also cause back and neck problems or aches, even with the best chairs.
As a ratio, I would say no more than 75% of your day should be sitting still at the computer. 65% of your day at a computer sounds even better. Technology is great, but I believe it has cause us to have less physical exercise, which is so very important.
Thoughts
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M$One of the things most overlook is the "wear and tear" on the eyes.It's recommended in larger corporations
that workers "pace themselves" or give hourly breaks to your eyes (there used to be a download that worked as a timer to remind the worker to look away from the monitor for a few moments every hour to rest.
with the huge loss in jobs there are allot of people "working from home" or using computers frequently so go to regular eye exams and update your prescription as needed to help reduce fatigue
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Ideally, I think 50-67% is a good range. As for the ratio for different age brackets, I would assume that it increases from children to teens, and then from teens to adults I think it actually would stay the same, if not decrease by a bit (due to maintaining a working career and family). I do understand how technology is, as others have said, an integral part of today's generation in order to stay connected, but remember, you need to "stop (put down the smartphone) and smell the roses" every once in a while.
That's my 2 cents.
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M$I'm a full time student and I work online doing freelance work. So it's difficult for me to not be on the computer less than 4 or 5 hours a day.
My personal thoughts and opinions.
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You are right this is a very hard question to answer because computers are such an integral part of our lives now. But that's also why I am asking for people's opinions and facts they know about the issue.
We don't have to use computers for most tasks in our lives. However, we use them out of convenience.
I'm pretty sure it's more healthy to socialize with friends at say the gym or dog park; than over Facebook, online gaming or instant messaging. I would be curious to know if socializing at a bar is more detrimental than on a computer though.
Nothing hard about it. If you sleep eight hours at a time, twenty hours a day is easy. Here is the math, Twenty hours on the machine, lets say it falls in one day. Then you sleep eight hours. Four hours falls into one day, four into the next. Then another twenty at work and play.
Computer/video games and your child's health: http://www.softforyou.com/articles_tutorials/computer_video_games.html
When the PC Becomes a Parenting Problem: http://news.cnet.com/When-the-PC-becomes-a-parenting-problem/2009-1025_3-62...
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