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14 years ago
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Don't wait for the queue to shrink—the commission docket is rarely empty.I read on Lifehacker last night that sitting down for large portions of the day without brief breaks to get up and walk around (not to simply opt for standing, mind you, which has its own problems) can actually shave seven years off your life. ;_; I knew it was bad, but yikes!
So I opted to take their advice and downloaded a little program called Workrave, which prompts me for small and large breaks every so often, encourages little exercises both for the body and the eyes, and is very gripey if I continue to fiddle with the computer when I'm supposed to be resting. :D Apparently I can even set it to let me postpone or skip those breaks, but I haven't done it once yet. I thought it would be really annoying, but... here's how I've got it set up:
* Every 30 minutes, take a micro-break of 2 minutes.
* Every 60 minutes, take a rest break of 10 minutes.
* No more than 8 hours at the computer a day. This is negotiable on the fly with a "postpone" option, but it does keep track of how long you've spent on the computer each day.
My office has been a disgusting wreck for months. But the little micro-breaks are so short that I found myself not wanting to take a trip too far outside -- which kept me milling about in the office while I waited for the computer to chime at me and let me know it was okay to come back. Those two minutes every half hour and the portion of the ten-minute breaks that I opted to stick around and tidy up turned the somewhat gloomy den of misery I'd been holing up in into something that's getting pretty damn presentable in ONE NIGHT! :D Cory was pretty shocked this morning.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Lin.....ils/office.jpg
I'm almost proud of it. <3 I honestly didn't do this breaks thing with the intent of cleaning. It just happened. Happy accident. I thought I was lazy, but I guess I just needed to see the tasks in the right frame of mind. It felt like I just blinked and the room was magically tidy.
I still need to get the money to get a few more shelves and ways to organize, some hooks and something to put a "vision board" on on that wall my desk faces, but my slapdash efforts aren't too terrible for now. :D And, you know, maybe a dark lampshade to kill some of the light (for my gliders) instead of a gaudy piece of pink felt with cupcakes on it. And some way to organize that shelf unit so that I can have the coffee station I so desperately want instead of a bunch of random coffee-related crap all piled on a flat surface with random candles. ;_;
Back to work~
So I opted to take their advice and downloaded a little program called Workrave, which prompts me for small and large breaks every so often, encourages little exercises both for the body and the eyes, and is very gripey if I continue to fiddle with the computer when I'm supposed to be resting. :D Apparently I can even set it to let me postpone or skip those breaks, but I haven't done it once yet. I thought it would be really annoying, but... here's how I've got it set up:
* Every 30 minutes, take a micro-break of 2 minutes.
* Every 60 minutes, take a rest break of 10 minutes.
* No more than 8 hours at the computer a day. This is negotiable on the fly with a "postpone" option, but it does keep track of how long you've spent on the computer each day.
My office has been a disgusting wreck for months. But the little micro-breaks are so short that I found myself not wanting to take a trip too far outside -- which kept me milling about in the office while I waited for the computer to chime at me and let me know it was okay to come back. Those two minutes every half hour and the portion of the ten-minute breaks that I opted to stick around and tidy up turned the somewhat gloomy den of misery I'd been holing up in into something that's getting pretty damn presentable in ONE NIGHT! :D Cory was pretty shocked this morning.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9469674/Lin.....ils/office.jpg
I'm almost proud of it. <3 I honestly didn't do this breaks thing with the intent of cleaning. It just happened. Happy accident. I thought I was lazy, but I guess I just needed to see the tasks in the right frame of mind. It felt like I just blinked and the room was magically tidy.
I still need to get the money to get a few more shelves and ways to organize, some hooks and something to put a "vision board" on on that wall my desk faces, but my slapdash efforts aren't too terrible for now. :D And, you know, maybe a dark lampshade to kill some of the light (for my gliders) instead of a gaudy piece of pink felt with cupcakes on it. And some way to organize that shelf unit so that I can have the coffee station I so desperately want instead of a bunch of random coffee-related crap all piled on a flat surface with random candles. ;_;
Back to work~
It looks so decorated. o.o
http://theregencyfurniture.com/wp-c.....cle-Entree.jpg
someday I'd love to have one in here, so I could step away from my desk and read or relax for a bit without having to leave the room. but like i said, i'd probably wind up sleeping on it... X3
I know what those are just didn't know the name.
Btw office looks beautiful <3
It's helped my tendonitis some. ^^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUyMNyrOHJQ
I will sit and not budge for about 7-8 hours...been doing this for about 2 years also.
Wonder how soon I will die!
That's pretty crazy, thanks for passing on the knowledge