From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RB7Q9-0007B9-7x for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B8B4821C2A2; Tue, 4 Oct 2011 16:00:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com (mail-ww0-f53.google.com [74.125.82.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50CD121C0D8 for ; Tue, 4 Oct 2011 15:58:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ww0-f53.google.com with SMTP id 14so888082wwg.10 for ; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:58:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=Y0+/wGNg1/cbWKJtIF6x7FdoY0fVriQIQd0tlZuxfyE=; b=hDq1fXlcKE84G3Xc0kOi4yq8GWZM/pF0O60l3ATUa06CL8LbAjbLpWTN/6uHdPd19o zS10q0Mj3UeM1MMnEjoaFzInvN4zU/sfF4wVUYyfxXmHsEUnY3s/sMkE8E9JX3crcqIo +HSdvZrOdlrm/BfHrV+4CGiuYni1fra/nBENQ= Received: by 10.216.230.2 with SMTP id i2mr5144754weq.28.1317743883815; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:58:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dell_xps.localnet ([213.123.142.221]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l40sm4676367wbm.10.2011.10.04.08.58.02 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:58:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 08:38:05 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/2.6.39-gentoo-r3; KDE/4.6.5; x86_64; ; ) References: <4E8A8448.7010608@orlitzky.com> In-Reply-To: <4E8A8448.7010608@orlitzky.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart1976290.PGRBNTozJz"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201110040838.07701.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 6d3c7eac66c8ef55c5f3c7b44bb35021 --nextPart1976290.PGRBNTozJz Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tuesday 04 Oct 2011 04:58:00 Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 10/03/2011 10:19 PM, Pandu Poluan wrote: > > If I may add: try a cup of normal (i.e. non-decaf) coffee about 1 hour > > after you start using the computer. >=20 > Ok, but how do you survive the first hour? Coffee is a stimulant so it countenances depression, at some low level, whi= ch=20 the latest research claims to have measured. On the other hand, coffee is also a chemical which generates toxins in the= =20 body which increase stress, accumulation of fat, loss of hair, etc. It seems to me that you can use coffee to publish any story in the papers t= hat=20 you happen to fancy ... There's truth about the claim that staying indoors will not generally get y= ou=20 enough sunlight (being outdoors on a cloudy day will get you 10s to 100s ti= mes=20 more light). Sunlight is extremely important both for SAD (especially if y= ou=20 are a sufferer) and for strong bones (delaying osteoporosis). However, what comes with advancing age is a general decline in energy and=20 sight. This means that staring at a screen causes more noticeable eye stra= in=20 than in the past. This also means that trying to process information which= =20 requires any degree of concentration/intensity will cause tiredness. Hence= ,=20 it sucks life out of life. It takes longer to do what you used to do when= =20 younger and there's less energy to do anything else if you spend hours in=20 front of a computer. I think that the solution is to consciously try to take breaks away from=20 sitting in front of a PC and engage in more physical activity - ideally=20 outdoors. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart1976290.PGRBNTozJz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAk6Kt98ACgkQVTDTR3kpaLZa1ACguCMFScYlB3o6gic/Q/9C0OWh SVAAoNJlmrHQU2nUdEoaM8xtuKwr1O/T =CJad -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1976290.PGRBNTozJz--