And the first hour of so of my workday is just lost time as I start
at my computer screen trying to wake up.
Not exact matches
«I found myself staring
at the numbers on the
computer screen at all hours of the day,
trying to figure out what was happening,» Hawkins says.
Hahaha what is up with that???! I literally sat
at my
computer screen for like two hours
trying to get my post up for tomorrow.
I do
try to limit
computer time
at night and if I can't then I always have f.lux on my
screen to cast off the blue light.
I am
trying to reach into my
computer screen and grab one and take a bite and it is not working
at all.
And I'm squinting my eyes
at the laptop
screen trying to concentrate all my energy into copying down the words that the man on the
computer is saying without taking the time to process what that means in the scope of the story.
I'm staring
at my
computer screen,
trying to delicately answer a question from a child across the Atlantic Ocean whom I've never met.
But unbeknownst to them, he had already attempted to transmit the images to them by other means: In a nearby room, someone emotionally intimate with the subject stared
at the images on a
computer screen and
tried to transmit them telepathically.
Try to not stare
at the
computer screen all day.
I wondered if the cat eye frames would even look good on me so I uploaded a picture of myself in the «
Try On» button
at the top toolbar of the selected glasses
screen and after I uploaded my own face from my
computer I found that the «cat eye» frames were not me
at all.
«
Trying to find a partner in life is getting harder and harder these days, because nowadays most people are hiding behind a
computer screen or staring
at their smart phones.
You
try to give her hints about how busy you are (i.e. nodding and saying «mm - hmm» while still typing and looking
at your
computer screen), but she doesn't pick up on them.
Continuing my elaborate plan to take CS50x, the introductory
computer programming MOOC from Harvard, and to share what I'm learning about quality online course design from the student perspective, this week began some real programming, complete with cryptic coding commands, and lots of time spent staring and / or cursing
at the
computer screen while
trying to figure out exactly why the program wasn't working.
Although my eyes became red and strained after about three hours darting from her typed page to the
computer screen and back, I reminded myself of Margaret
at her typewriter for years, pouring out her heart and soul,
trying to make sense of what was happening to her.
You don't need to be
at a
computer, and you don't need to
try to navigate huge
screens full of irrelevant questions.
Get the best setup money can buy: Your desk (IKEA is perfectly sufficient), your chair (Herman Miller's Aeron is my personal preference —
try Scott Howard for secondhand, reconditioned ones
at a fraction of the price), your monitor (the bigger, the better — mine is a Dell U3014 with a 30»
screen), your
computer (Apple Mac, obviously), your speakers (get a premium subscription to Spotify), your desk lamp and even the way you accessorise the space.
Now I'm not
trying to say that yelling
at your
computer screen is an ineffective way to get your message heard; but sometimes it helps to be more proactive.
You don't need to be
at a
computer, and you don't need to
try to navigate huge
screens full of irrelevant questions.
I remember the agonizing 3 + hours I spent staring
at my
computer screen as I
tried to muster up all of my experiences and education.
And there's no more staring
at a blank
computer screen trying to figure out what to post while you could be out looking
at properties — because you'll already be out looking
at properties.