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Doomscrolling โ€“ The New Drug of the 21st Century

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Have you ever found yourself endlessly scrolling through the news, reading one tragic story after another? If so, youโ€™re not alone. This phenomenon, known as โ€œdoomscrollingโ€ or โ€œdoomsurfing,โ€ has become increasingly common today. Weโ€™ve all experienced those moments when we get caught up in the cycle of doomscrolling, unable to tear our eyes away from […]

Computer vision syndrome and how to prevent it in the digital age

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In todayโ€™s tech-driven world, it is impossible to avoid screens altogether. Most of us reading this rely on a screen to do our day job, /others unwind in front of the TV, and some are lost without their smartphone. In fact, research has shown that British adults spend 4,866 hours a year staring at screens, […]

Screens leaving Brits struggling to keep their eyes open by 6pm

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Brits are struggling to keep their eyes open by 6pm โ€“ after staring at a variety of screens all day. Research into the impact of screen time on eyes revealed the average person looks at a gadget, TV or monitor for more than six hours a day. From scrolling through phones, to working at screens […]

You will spend the equivalent of 34 years staring at screensโ€ฆ

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The average adult will spend the equivalent of 34 years of their lives staring at screens. Research polling 2,000 Brits found more than 4,866 hours a year are spent glued to gadgets such as phones, laptops and televisions. This equates to 301,733 hours over the average adult lifetime of 62 years. Up to three-and-a-half hours […]

UK office workers spending 1,700 hours in front of a computer screen each year – are you one of them?

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Research has revealed that office-based workers in the UK spend close to 1,700 hours per year working at their computer screen. In addition to that, thereโ€™s all the screen time clocked up at home, watching TV or browsing on a tablet. In todayโ€™s digital age, our โ€˜screenโ€™ is the main constant in our lives and […]