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 1RCcLl-0004m6-RR for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:14:22 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 66BD021C05A; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:14:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qw0-f53.google.com (mail-qw0-f53.google.com [209.85.216.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49E2521C279 for ; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:12:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qafi31 with SMTP id i31so6998281qaf.40 for ; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:12:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=sspY6CeZpfNmaZuZZhoBrWF4MrxkM1qlf44ovINtxxk=; b=w6SFcN8dER7XGfAhJiFWGu4XwwvQc4BTdedJQ+ma+706zm4MRT8XZTV3Z5hxFfAWs6 P9OrxXKhY+l7+qpOVeImTwbPZItBFF29OGoLTaHM4XH5TwjHEB01xs1mMqJQhmTP+buo ePweExkssd6YNfCu1R7niT5at8FL0vjiK9SdA= 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 Received: by 10.224.9.11 with SMTP id j11mr6085239qaj.9.1318101164753; Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:12:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.80.209 with HTTP; Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:12:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E909DB4.8030504@gmail.com> References: <4E909DB4.8030504@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:12:44 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Computers and mental/emotional health From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 7f8a17aaae278d3fc60558bb64728845 On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Dale wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Grant =C2=A0wrote: >>> >>> Over the years I've found that the time I spend on the computer has a >>> negative affect on my mental/emotional health. =C2=A0It seems to suck t= he >>> life out of life and impair my ability to function in the real world. >>> I've tried various things to counteract the problem, but the only >>> thing that really works is not getting on the computer, and that works >>> really well. =C2=A0I think part of the problem is caused by my processi= ng >>> information, but I think part is due to radiation/glare from the >>> laptop screen. =C2=A0Has anyone dealt with this successfully? =C2=A0I'd= love to >>> know how you did it. >>> >>> - Grant >> >> I'm very late to this thread so I'll only offer one thing I don't >> think showed up elsewhere. My dog. Spending 5 minutes every hour >> laying on the floor with a Yellow Lab getting licked in the face >> always makes me feel better. I work at home so this is practical for >> me. Might not work for others. >> >> - Mark >> >> > > I have my garden. =C2=A0That gets me outside in the sun and some exercise= . =C2=A0I > really need a gut buster tho. =C2=A0I just eat to much. =C2=A0lol > > Dale I lost 45 pounds (approximately 25% of my pre-diet weight) this year on Atkins. I know a lot of folks have trouble with Atkins but it worked great for me. - Mark