This pandemic puts us all in an interesting position. With many of us quarantined and practicing social distancing we find ourselves spending more and more time at home. For those of us that are fortunate enough to continue working our office jobs from home, we are being forced to adjust to a new way of life. Your morning routine seems to become much shorter when you don't leave the house every day. No need to iron shirts and slacks for work. No need to pack a lunch. It may be only a matter of minutes from the time your alarm goes off in the morning to the time you boot up your work computer for the day. Winding down your...
Take a moment to think about all the time you spend looking at a screen throughout your day. As I write this post the weekly notification pops up on my phone screen alerting me that I have spent an average of 3 hours per day on my phone. That seems like a lot. It is especially shocking when you consider that even just 10 years ago smartphones were still considered cutting edge and few people had them. Today: they are in our pockets and purses everywhere we go, and they have our constant attention. And it's not just phones that catch our eyes, many of us work in offices where another 8+ hours of screen time is expected each day...
If you strain your eyes looking at screens all day, these might be worth a shot. I'd heard of blue light blocking glasses before: They were yellow, ugly, and not worth the laughter I would get from both roommates and coworkers if I wore them regularly. But, I had a problem: For my job, I needed to spend a minimum of eight hours a day staring at a computer screen. Plus, unfortunately, in my downtime after work, I would often find myself staring at another, smaller screen: the rectangle of my iPhone 7, which would constantly beam more blue light into my face. I often felt like my eyes were red and tired by the end of the day, and...
