You sit down at your desk. You start working on a project. Two hours pass without a break. Your vision starts to blur. A dull pain forms behind your eyes. This is a common physical problem for any remote worker. When you stare at a screen, your eyes work hard. The muscles stay in one … Read more
Your eyes don’t give you a warning before they quit on you. One hour you’re fine, and the next your screen looks slightly blurry, your forehead feels like it’s in a vice, and reading anything longer than a Slack message feels like work. That’s not tiredness. That’s computer vision syndrome (CVS), and it’s almost entirely … Read more
You are in the middle of a deep work session. Your code is compiling, or maybe you are finalizing a strategy doc. You have been in the zone for three hours. Then you catch a glimpse of yourself in a turned-off screen or a mirror. You see them. Deep, horizontal lines carving across your neck. … Read more
