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June 1st, 2007   Post 1
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Bumped into this post at Freelance Switch about Top Ten Signs You Need to Spend More Time Away From Your Desk. Let see how many of these do you currently have.

10.
"Exercise" has come to mean rolling your neck and focusing your eyes on distant objects.

9.
Strange discolorations have appeared where your arms rest on your chair and desk.

8.
Friends no longer bother calling your mobile, they skype you.

7.
You have RSI in BOTH arms.

6.
You spend more hours in your desk chair than not - this has resulted in a posture that resembles early humans.

5.
When you've finished a long day of work you: watch TV on your computer, play second life or read your favourite blogs.

4.
You fear taking a day off because you might fall behind with your list of daily RSS reads.

3.
You wake up in the night from dreams where you were using your computer to do the same tasks you do when you are awake.

2.
After switching desktop backgrounds, you have been heard to remark "A change is as good as a holiday. no, no it isn't.

1.

You no longer like meals that require both a knife and fork because then you can't use your mouse while eating!
 

June 1st, 2007   Post 2
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10, 5, 4, 1. All provide good summary of my daily routine. In fact, I have just finished a pizza while typing.

Be honest, how many of these describe you?
 
June 1st, 2007   Post 3
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These are great. I would have to say 1 and 6. Sometimes I get so involved that I don't want to take the time to eat.
 
June 3rd, 2007   Post 4
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Other than the skype thing....all of them apply. I lost 40lbs when I started playing warcraft because I didn't want to get up long enough to get food.
 
June 9th, 2007   Post 5
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Phew, I don't comply to any of them, which is weird, because I am computing way more then most people do.
 
June 15th, 2007   Post 6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ACCER View Post
Other than the skype thing....all of them apply. I lost 40lbs when I started playing warcraft because I didn't want to get up long enough to get food.
Thats exactly what happen to my elder brother too. Wake up in the morning, sit in front of the PC, until late midnight then go straight to bed. Things got worse when he was involved in guild wars. Eat and drink, everything in front of the PC.
 
June 16th, 2007   Post 7
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#1 is (luckily) one of the only one I can relate to, but not very often now after I decided to wipe WoW from my HD a while ago (didn't reach more than level 47 before I understood that it was a really crappy game.. )
 
June 27th, 2007   Post 8
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that's a good list
 
July 26th, 2007   Post 9
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That's a funny list i'm sure most people who are on their Pc's do do most of those things, i would have to say the only one that i can relate to would be number 6, which is also funny because i'm always on the computer but when reading those i'm having second thoughts about the amount of time i spend on the computer now, hoping i don't get that far lol. Nice list.
 
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Awesome list, number one is so true it's not funny :P Although i do try and eat at a table when i can
 
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