Routines I Use to Stay Happy & Zen While Spending Multiple Hours Per Day in Front of a Screen

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Speechify

I'm not a big fan of reading long blog posts on a computer screen. These days when I can I'll either print them on paper and read them while I'm outside in nature, or I'll use a plugin such as Speechify so I listen to articles instead of reading them. While I'm listening I can even do simple movements like mini Qigong routines.

#AI #Text To Speech #Podcast Tools 25 social mentions

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muted.io

This is something I care about deeply because to me optimizing physical and mental wellbeing is an absolute priority, and over the years I've implemented different tools, routines and techniques that allow me to stay healthy and take care of my body even while I'm building my current projects in front of a computer. In case you're curious, these days my two main projects are fffuel, where I build a collection of SVG generators, design tools and HTML templates as well as muted.io, where I create interactive references for music theory.

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f.lux

I use a tool like f.Lux to reduce the amount of blue light emitted by the screen. Some people use f.lux in the evenings only, but for me I'm now used to have it on all of them time, except when I need to see colors with more accuracy. When I turn it off now I'm always amazed at how harsh the 'normal' colors feel.

#Work Management #Color Temperature Adjuster #Time Tracking 346 social mentions

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Solarized Dark

I like to use the Solarized color theme in my code editor, as I find it gentler on the eyes from the less extreme contrast ratio. Duck Duck Go, if that also happens to be your search engine of choice, can also easily be setup to use the same colors as the Solarized theme. This way the things you look at the most have a contrast ratio that's less intense and more gentle.

#Productivity #Design #Text Editors 26 social mentions

This one was a serious time and willpower commitment, but years ago I decided to learn to type using the Colemak keyboard layout, and today I'm very thankful that I went through the challenge of re-learning to type, because my keystrokes are so much more efficient.

#Office & Productivity #Video Presentation #Keyboards 36 social mentions