Health · FORTUNE
Fortune #07
Good fortune
During long screen sessions, looking away and changing position may help comfort. Persistent eye symptoms deserve professional advice.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“คนเราก็เหมือนกระจกสี ส่องประกายระยิบระยับเมื่อแสงแดดส่อง แต่เมื่อความมืดมาเยือน ความงามที่แท้จริงจะปรากฏออกมาก็ต่อเมื่อมีแสงสว่างจากภายในเท่านั้น”
— เอลิซาเบธ คูเบลอร์-รอสส์
จิตแพทย์ชาวสวิส–อเมริกัน ผู้บุกเบิกการศึกษาความโศกเศร้าและการดูแลระยะท้าย
- Person
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- Source work
- As quoted in The Leader's Digest: Timeless Principles for Team and Organization (2003) by Jim Clemmer, p. 84
- Source text
- People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
STORY & REFLECTION
Looking away from the screen
Guidance-based illustration · Looking away from the screen
Illustrative scene: A person reads documents on a screen until the text feels blurry, yet keeps pushing to finish.
They pause to look into the distance and stand up, then fit regular breaks into the task and seek advice if symptoms continue.
The National Eye Institute recommends regular screen breaks and looking into the distance for a short period. Ongoing eye symptoms deserve individual advice. These pauses can be built into a normal screen task; they do not replace evaluation of a continuing problem.
The task can continue with room for the eyes to rest.
Reflection
Short breaks can ease screen strain.
A small action today
Look away and change posture during screen work.
A question to reflect on
How could you remind yourself to pause from the screen?