Working 5 hours daily on computer risks insomnia & depression

[tgalati4]

Of course 1.15% of those computer users were actually happy to use linux, but were discarded due to "noise" in the data.

[johnb820]

I find when dealing with people for 5 hours I get depressed, stressed, and have high anxiety because I am reminded of such human failure. I prefer the soothing dull pain of disconnection being able to believe in myself and what I am doing.

[K.Mandla]

Hmm. The link page is from 2003, and the published study is from 2007.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/h...w/32764509.cms
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/j...72091/abstract

With another study as far back as 2002.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/j...17826/abstract

Another victory for modern journalism. I am so glad I quit the media. ...

[MaxIBoy]

I bet if you took 25,000 people who do ANYTHING that involves sitting immobile in a chair for five hours a day without real human interaction, they'd have the same results.

+1

Computer usage is usually much more social and socially rewarding than "acceptable" entertainment like reading. But "working on a computer" is still "working," and as everyone knows, working sucks.

[Drenriza]

that sucks since i work in front of an computer uhmmm lets say 10 hours daily.

[handy]

I very often spend 14hrs or more in front of a computer & it doesn't cause depression.

But I'm doing what I want to do, not what I have to do to make money to live on.

Big difference there.

[madjr]

that sucks since i work in front of an computer uhmmm lets say 10 hours daily.

Dont worry, linux users are almost immune

we also got a great community, most other users dont

giving us a huge positive flow of energy

of course is good to take breaks once in a while

one or 2 hours , then take a break, then come back later, and so on

[BoneKracker]

Dont worry, linux users are almost immune

we also got a great community, most other users dont

giving us a huge positive flow of energy

of course is good to take breaks once in a while

one or 2 hours , then take a break, then come back later, and so on

I prefer, "half an hour, crack a beer... half an hour, crack a beer, ... etc."