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Posted by Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Sitting too much on the PC

HI,

I sit too much on the PC (personal computer), or use electronic devices such as mainly PC, or computer.

We know that if you dont take breaks, your eyes will suffer.

Now i went to church last week , and some people, without me telling, they suprized me telling me that i sit too much on the pc, and i was thinking what, and they told me that my face is :

My face is green/white, i glow with electronic light they said and its unhealthy. So how do i get rid of it? how can i get a healthy skin? i dont even know how to look this on google.

Now i know when i see athletes or guys that dont sit on the PC, and when i look at people that sit on the PC 24/7 the face difference.

So if im working on the PC, lets say web-developer, like how im supposed to not get the radiation on my face? iv been taking breaks more often now for 10minutes every 60-120min.

4 Answers

Hunter G
Hunter G
6,612 Points
Hunter G
Hunter G
6,612 Points

Maybe just go outside and get some sun. That would help your skin get some natural Vitamin D as well as tan you.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Im in UK, and its December :D

I never go outside really, i used to go for a jog, and im going to jog again in few weeks. The weather here is horrible. UK weather : p

I dont reallyy know how long i have this face , because no one every told me or really talked to. I dont know if when i was exercising it was better or not, no idea . i just know i dont look right since other ppl looked at me and told me and i noticed it too if i compare to any other healthy skin person : p

rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points
rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points

Since I started working from home (and it was bad enough when I was based in an office) I've learned that getting out into the real world is important. Not just for your skin/physical well being, but mentally too. I've taken up Tennis twice a week, make sure I go out and socialize at least once a week besides that.

If you want to learn more about the kinds of things you can do to stay healthy, I recommend this book: "The Healthy Programmer: Get Fit, Feel Better, and Keep Coding", by Joe Kutner. "Soft Skills" by Jon Somnez has a section on it, as well as a whole bunch of other advice about the skills you need to be a successful programmer beyond the code. It's easy to get totally absorbed by coding, but your abilities will suffer if you're not keeping healthy in mind and body!

I should probably note, I work for Manning, who publish Soft Skills :)

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

Well, I did Martial Arts, i started to train in 2012 in summer when the olympic were in the UK. I remember me being 14-15 years old, with like no muscule mass, i was typically just a kid like if i was 8 years. I started to swim and martial arts and i build my self up, i noticed difference in my body and i felt better.

Since then i allways did it, i was pretty fit and i quite liked the way my body looks and i started to coding two eyars ago, evne tho i dint learn a lot. I was still active.

I stopped mainly because of the condition i had at home and all, i coudnt train and do anything, so slowly my body began go ugly in staming and all.

Then when i sat till 6 in the morning in the code, the next day there no way i go and work out. Plus without food, neither.

When i was working out i felt better and more motivated towards code and all, and i was more productive. Now i feel lazy and just dont do anything , but i try , and still get things pretty much done, very slowly.

I dont socialise. And never did. And probably in the next decade or so never will lol i dont know how to meet people what to talk, im extremely shy, social anxiety, and i feel like to have selective mutism and socialising its just not for me, if ud be my client, not female, id be ok to talk with u normaly.

rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points
rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points

Yep, it's tough man! I've got general anxiety disorder, so I know where you're coming from. Pushing yourself is difficult at times. Take things in small steps - try adding one 'new' thing every couple of weeks, even if it's starting out by just forcing yourself to go out for a walk for half an hour every few days. Don't beat yourself up too much if you don't succeed in doing everything you mean to do one week. Starting small, and adding a little at a time means it gradually gets easier.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

About the anxiety, i looked on countless blogs, videos, random ppl on facebook, even now somehow i managed to get college consulting kinda forced lol im suprozed i did went there but the lady dont understand me.. she cant get the image of view or either shes thinking about something else whiuch i noticed when talkign to her.

Shes nice and all, but its just it doesnt work like that . I dont have language barrier.. because i dont even think about it.. plus in polish , italian or enlighs, its the same.. then she said we are all little shy, i know that, but im like all the time shy , its kidna hard to tell her the point. What ever i talked about other stuff a bit, and it deffo helped and shes all ok, i just think its hard for people even to tell what is that i have. I don tknow anyone from 7 years, especially females.

Im ok with guys , i mean i prob wont talk anyways in class, but id be mroe confident and i could actually talk, with a girl nope.

So its 7 years, not, almost 8 and its like that. Plus i looked at documentaries of SA and SM and i can say i see my self there, exactly like im there.

I know that socialising is probably super important in business and some people told me that once i do it with a female etc.. i wont be shy, infact im not shy with men, im like just good..

And i will deffinitely try to do one thing per week like you said.

I had bad habbits and now im getting better at them to get rid off so hopefully in long term, be fit and good at martial arts and set my self down with programming before summer, if i ahcieve that, my self-estime should go up and all ibelive etc.. at lest thats why the lady said so i belvie that coudl help too.

I dont know, i just want to get into programming field and see how things will go. Plus id be able to afford for group trips which i hope to go with people to try and 'overcome' although i did once and didnt went well, but new year, new me, new improvements.

rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points
rthvrxuktt
rthvrxuktt
15,680 Points

Yep, people find it hard to appreciate what anxiety is like :)

You're right that focusing, and getting good at a few things definitely helps with self-esteem. You start to learn more about which environments you feel confident, and how to adapt the confidence you have in one place to others. It takes time - hell, I've been actively trying to troubleshoot my anxiety for about 8 years now - but by being persistent and trying a little bit every day, you gradually start to work your way through it.