Action #074

Turn away from your screen and... blink

This action has been done 12,814 times which means we've kept 25,628 eyeballs slopping wet and rested.

Look at your computer screen for too long and you become hypnotized. You start double clicking on random buttons and before you know it you've typed what the person next to you was saying, and accepted friend requests from unknown Russian weirdos.

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Sadie-Rae did this action
Did It!!
Much better!! wehayy :) 04 January 2012, 01:11
holliedavey did this action
hahahhaha,
hahahhaha, donne :P 29 September 2010, 18:58
emma and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too
Blinking
It's so easy and simple to do. I did it just now and it made me feel much better and healthy. 29 September 2010, 15:47
Alana Ray did this action
Blink...
This is an easy action to do and is quick and simple but effective in the same way. 24 September 2010, 18:30
Richard did this action
Far too Simple, but Simples good
Refer to the title. This action is really simple! But I think this is a good action, think about it, you look at a computer and usually you don't stop. Whereas this action shows you do have the ability to tear yourself away from the never-ending pixels and blink. 09 July 2010, 21:00
Nate Knight did this action
Wet Eyes
It was lovely. 02 July 2010, 14:53
Elizabeth did this action
It's raining!
I did this and as I turned around I realised that it was raining! Got to love british summer, but great for people with gardens! 18 June 2010, 10:39
Martin Greaney did this action
Windows help
(Not the computer type!)
I have a window seat at work. If I ensure I look out of it regularly, I know I'm saving my eyes from straining! 30 April 2010, 08:29
Ahmad and friends did this action and got 7 people to do it too
i do it
everyone swhould do this, because ur eyes should get some rest too,,,,
every 20 minutes on ur computer , you should look at something little far, for one minute
i always do that 31 March 2010, 20:21
fdhhggdj and friends did this action and got 10 people to do it too
stuff
i got 10 people to do it 23 March 2010, 01:15
Maseenraa and friends did this action and got 7 people to do it too
Blinkk!!!
Lol dis 1 is soo rndmm!! 19 March 2010, 10:06
Oscar Wang did this action
Done
Use the 20/20/20 rule…Take a 20 second break, every 20 minutes and look at least 20 feet away to help your eyes rest and recover. 07 March 2010, 12:09
Katy did this action
I've done this!
I do this when I've got lots of work to do on the computer, and it's surprising how much clearer your mind feels after you've momentarily escaped from the land of computers! 08 February 2010, 18:19
Amanda did this action
i did it!
... and i i noticed the sun was preparing to set which was casting a beautiful light on the doors, trim, and walls of my apartment. 27 January 2010, 21:48
Chase did this action
At work, I did something productive!
My co-worker and I spent the day making a big Valentines Day display as a substitute for our usual forms of goofing off! 23 January 2010, 18:08
Chase did this action
Hard to do sometimes.
When it is slow at work I get sucked in to the interwebs. But I will make an effort to get up and do something else for a while, even if it is putting something in rainbow order or what-have-you. 22 January 2010, 18:38
kasey lynne did this action
Just did this.
Not sure about the point, but when I kept my eyes closed I could still see my computer screen. 10 January 2010, 04:31
blinker did this action
Well, it worked.
title says it all. 23 December 2009, 22:24
Karunyah Nadarajah did this action
Just done it now :)
Exactly done what the action said while I took a break from studying :) 17 November 2009, 20:00
Charlotte Forwood did this action
Blink !!!!
I don't get this one exactly but it was cool so I did it!!!!Doing something different yet maybe even random can be fun.And even though this on doesn't completely , sometimes it can make a big difference!!!! 03 November 2009, 19:37

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- The majority of people of all age groups (64%) are now spending between one and four hours a day on the computer outside of work, and - combined with longer working days that means that the majority of UK workers who use computers spend seven hours in front of them.
- Optician recommend we look away from our screen and focus on something 20 metres away for twenty seconds every twenty minutes.

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Turn away from your screen and... blink

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Did It!!

hahahhaha,

Blinking

Blink...

Far too Simple, but Simples good

Wet Eyes

It's raining!

Windows help

i do it

stuff

Blinkk!!!

Done

I've done this!

i did it!

At work, I did something productive!

Hard to do sometimes.

Just did this.

Well, it worked.

Just done it now :)

Blink !!!!

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