Too much screen time.. How do you get away from it?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
United States
March 13, 2019 12:17pm CST
I was listening to the news earlier. The anchorman was talking about blue screns and the way they impact our eye health. I decided it was clearly a cue for me to stop staring at the screen (I was playing an archery game) and go elsewhere.
So I did.
Into my bedroom to turn on my television. Yeah, because that's helping my eye health. I guess it's harder to get away from screens than I thought.
What do you do to get away from the internet? From television? Especially for those of us who do a lot of our earning online.
(Written 3/9/2019)
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6 responses
@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
16 Mar 19
Babysit. Go shopping, to eat, or somewhere fun like Chuck e cheese. Go for walks when its nice. Listen to music. Clean house. Make lists. Cook / bake. Etc.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
16 Mar 19
All of that is well and good, but I have to be online to earn, so I do seem to be online ore than I should. I need to make a schedule and stick to it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
21 Mar 19
@Courtlynn You work avon? I've had friends and family to try it but it didn't work for them. I dont' think people really use avon or mary kay anymore.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
21 Mar 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum i do too, but not as much. As i also babysit and avon does its own work until i need to place orders. Lol
@noni1959 (10109)
• United States
13 Mar 19
I don't have a TV in my bedroom, I read a lot and only get on the internet maybe an hour a day and not always at once. Lately, I've been watching at least two episodes a night of Rizzoli & Isles but when done I'll probably not even watch anything for days. An hour before bed, all blue light goes off, lights dim and less stimulus.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
I get where I will watch t.v. for awhile. Usually it's at the end of the year but I've found shows I like now. I wish I could do the whole no blue light an hour before bed but I can't. I watch a news show at 9:00 and then go to bed right after. Sometimes even looking at my phone. There are times that I will read for 20 to 30 minutes before finally going to bed. I think that's what I should start doing, since I have physical copies of books now, and don't rely on the kindle. In fact, this year I decided was going to be a year of physical books.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
16 Mar 19
@noni1959 Oh that was a sweet gift! You use the wii fit? I've used that before but it's been many years. I don't have enough room anywhere to use it. I live with a comic book collector, and his collection has made it's way into the kitchen (much to my chagrin).
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@noni1959 (10109)
• United States
16 Mar 19
@ScribbledAdnauseum After saying I have no TV in my room, my son came today bringing me a 42 inch TV he bought for my birthday/mother's day and couldn't wait to give it to me. Since I'm not in my cabin yet and the living room in my basement quarters is being used as storage for now, he set it up in my bedroom. We played with it this morning and set up my Wii and blu-ray but it's off right now. I may use it tomorrow morning and exercise.
@aleciajeanne (15)
• United States
13 Mar 19
My son has started to go cross eyed, and I think it's from the tablet and phone. He sits so close :/
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
We were always told not to get too close to the t.v. because of that, and because it would make us go blind.
Though when I was a child, I was cross eyed, not sure if it was for those reasons.
@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
13 Mar 19
Sad to say but I think I watch far more television than I should. Mine is on most of the day even if I'm not sitting in front of it. My break from staring at a screen is to pick up a real book and read. Lately, though, I've been reading on my Kindle so that kind of defeats the purpose of not staring at a screen.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
Kindle's are supposed to be better for your eyes. I don't watch that much t.v., but when I do? I binge it. I have been playing a game (archery) and probably too much. Plus I do surveys and other things to pay the bills. That's one reason why I do have physical copies of books, it's a way to stay away from the screen.
@debjani1 (7202)
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13 Mar 19
I use spectacles to get rid of eye strain. But in my room distance from tv to bed is very close.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
I always wear glasses. I have a pair of tinted glasses but I have to wear them over my prescription, which isn't always practical. Do you have the transitions lenses?
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Mar 19
I go sew for a while. Which can cause its own share of eyestrain. 
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
All those tiny stitches. Do you have a special lamp you use? We have a lamp here that (unfortunately) no longer works. It has a magnifying glass on it.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Mar 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum A lamp with a magnifier has been on my wishlist for a couple of years now. So far I haven't broken down and purchased one but that will probably happen eventually.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Mar 19
@SophiaMorros I am sure it would be well worth the money spent on it. Many times over.
