What is the maximum time one should take online?

@Jatelo2 (166)
Nairobi, Kenya
September 24, 2012 11:18am CST
I mostly work online thus I'm practically online most of my time. I would be happy to have a healthy timetable on Internet usage so that I don't end up spending lots of hours online to my own disadvantage. How long should be the maximum time online on a daily basis?
3 responses
@jaraan (193)
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
2 Hours straight can really harm your eyes and depending on the computer monitor that you use. You should put your eyes at rest every hour for at least 5 minutes. we are also exposed to the radiation it emits causing damages to our internal organs.
• Philippines
24 Sep 12
You already posted what I wanted to say :D I think it is really better to rest your eyes from the computer since too much exposure of the light from an LCD is not good for the eyes. Or if you really can't get out of the computer, you can use shades to protect your eyes from the computer's LCD light. :)
@GemmaR (8517)
25 Sep 12
I don't think that people should spend more than a couple of hours online unless they have no choice in the matter. For example, I work from home as a writer and this means that I have to use my laptop and be on the internet for at least eight hours per day. I know that it might not be to good for me, but at the end of the day I know that it is something that I have to do to be able to earn the amount of money that I need to in order to survive. So I just make sure that I take a lot of breaks and that means that I can do a little exercise perhaps every two hours and have a break for lunch as well.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Sep 12
Good to hear that u spend most of the time online working to earn few bucks for yourself. Well i can suggest to work online in parts as working for continuous hours online might hamper your health and eyesight. U should take some breaks while working online so that u can refresh your mind and then get back to work with a new zeal. Now since u are working online, u need to give apt rest to your brain and hence do take breaks in between and then get back to work. What say?