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Poll: How many hours a day are you looking at a screen?

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In an average week how many hours a day are you looking at a screen? Computer/TV/Phone/Tablet/Other

8 hours at work. 4 more hours when I get home.

So 12 hours.. wait.. I don't sleep for 12 hours a day.... hmm.. better make that 16 hours!

Same for me here ! :)

This is an interesting question, but could we make this into a real poll?

I'm happy to do this (you need above a certain karma threshold to create polls - I forget what it is) but if the OP would rather not then that's fine too, and I'll leave it.

Please do alexholehouse. I actually was trying to finish it and the system wouldn't let me add another comment.

I've been working on a project recently and have spent around 12+ hours a day coding, but then my leisure time is spent watching TV or playing a video game. I was curious to know how that compared to the folks in this forum.

There is functionality for doing polls once you hit a certain karma threshold.

Which, ironically, requires sitting in front of a screen for hours. ;-)

I look at a computer screen 8 hours a day at work, drive an hour home, and look at a screen another four to five hours.

This past week, I had a weird experience where there was a white spot in my vision that prevented me from being able to read. Any particular letter or number I focused on couldn't been seen. It only lasted for about fifteen minutes but left me with a headache that lasted a couple of hours. According to my eye-doctor, it was probably an ocular migraine.

12-14 Hours

14+ Hours

I develop and all my hobbies use a computer. I should really get out more!

So that you could process more using your natural biological computer?

I am sure you have a long pending To-Do list which makes you feel guilty for not focusing enough on it. I long for travel, playing guitar, or reading books but I am much more comfortable surfing Hacker News or Redditing in my spare time.

Good question. Even when I take a break I head for a sports bar. Drive time is ... oh, I just quit to concentrate on my startup. Getting older, don't sleep as much. Fifteen?

I live alone. So 8 hours work and 7 hours at home. I plan to go to a gym to rest my eyes and change my life.

10-12 hours on Macbook Air(on and off with additional monitor). 1-2 hours on iPhone.

8 hours total 6 for computer, 2 for tablet

8-10 Hours

8 hours a day (Desktop)

12-14 hours mostly.

8-12 Hours

8-10h

12+

Desktop, at least 2 hours a day. I feel if I am not at the desktop I am not being productive, but 2+ hours daily productivity is great.

Laptop/tablet/phone/etc. Looking for inspiration, browsing, stuff like that. I would say sometimes more time may be spent here, but it probably is also 2 hours.

TV I try to avoid. I like to watch a few teams and catch some games here and there. Mostly movie time, so another solid 2 hours in this category.

6-8 hours easily, and I always feel like I could double this and still wake up the next morning with a full checklist of things to accomplish.

- 10 hours.

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