Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
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Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#2Has the 20-20-20 rule actually been scientifically verified as the optimal regime for relieving eye strain or was it something thought up by some bloke off the top of his head?
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#3Anything similar for OSX?
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#4Anything similar for OSX?
http://www.dejal.com/timeout/ looks similar
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#5Has the 20-20-20 rule actually been scientifically verified as the optimal regime for relieving eye strain or was it something thought up by some bloke off the top of his head?
I wasn't able to find any conclusive evidence, but there are studies that have shown that taking breaks and changing the distance of what you're focusing on (things that the 20-20-20 rule suggests to do) can help improve eye strain. One study: http://www.ajronline.org/doi/pdf/10.2214/ajr.184.2.01840681
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#6Thanks a lot, it seems simple and useful.
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#7Anything similar for OSX?
And for Linux(Mint/Ubuntu)?
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#8I have experienced that eyes strain much lesser while using a LCD display instead of an LED display. Experienced this pretty much consistently. LEDs start hurting my eyes after some time.
And I use a MBP with Retina display for long hours - and I have to say, it has never put stress on my eyes at all (unless I make the screen too bright). Also I do not work at super-high small font resolutions - that allows me to keep distance from the screen. The only thing that I find better than it is Kindle reader.
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#9Is this even usable as a developer?
Seems it'll be annoying for something to break my concentration every 20 minutes, losing my flow all the time.
Re: Pause Me – Apply the 20-20-20 rule to prevent eyestrain while working
#10Implementation for Linux:
#!/bin/bash
set -e
while true; do
sleep 20m
xlock -allowaccess&
pid=$!
sleep 20s
kill $pid
done