Managing screen time

Managing screen time is important, especially if you want to have a decent work – life balance and have some control over your sanity.

I work in the computer industry. Which makes it mandatory that I stare at a computer screen for hours at a time. I also have the habit of waking up early – early as at 3.30 AM – every day of the year. I work till 8 PM. This would make it an extra long work day, but I have an advantage in that I work remotely.

I  am also living alone at the moment, which means I get to cook, wash clothes and dishes – OK the washing machine helps, but still. 

All these extra curricular activities give me a break from staring at the screen. I try to avoid reading or texting on my cell phone, using my desktop monitor for all that activity. That helps avoid eye strain. Which could be a reason why at 55 I still do not need glasses to type this stuff in.