Positively our job is not whole life. It’s a part of our life. So we have to balance our life as well as job role. If we think about software engineering there are some things we must consider heavily. If we don’t consider them some day it will effect badly to us. In this duty time is more and more important. So I’m going to list down one by one some major threats.
Problem : Bad Back
Bad sitting and working postures can cause back and neck aches to occur. Constant sitting in one position is harmful, but unfortunately this is a necessary evil in our profession.
Solutions
Watch your posture while sitting. Keep an ergonomic environment
Take breaks every hour or so and stretch. Don't let your body become stiff.
Problem: Bad wrists
If you're a knowledge worker, you likely spend hours upon hours scrolling and typing, leaving your hands and wrists in awkward positions.
Solutions
Maintain proper posture.
Set up your workstation correctly.
Pay attention to the position of your hands.
Monitor your technique.
Stretch your muscles before and after typing.
Problem: Dry and strained eyes
This is very common problem. We stare at screens for most of the day now-- aside from getting glasses, what can we do?
Solutions
This one is easy to solve-- look into the distance frequently. It helps a lot to be seated near a window. The rule of thumb is: every 20 minutes, stare into the distance for 20 seconds. For me, it's probably more like every 2 hours, but just changing how my eyes are working has helped greatly.
Problem: Overthinking and lack of focus
As developers, we spend our days thinking up elegant solutions to tough technical problems. But how often are you able to truly stop this thinking when you want it? After work, is your brain still revving its engine-- except now, there's no tough challenge to solve, and you begin to ruminate on unnecessary things?
Solutions
Mindfulness Meditation has made the biggest difference here by far. You're training your mind to shut off by focusing on the present mode. Your brain cannot concentrate on two things at once (though we certainly try), so when you stay in the now and enjoy your sensory inputs, your thoughts simply pass through
Problem: Brain fog and fatigue
In addition to sitting too long in one spot, we as developers are prone to thinking about one thing for too long. This can cause us to become mentally tired, and make it hard to think. Usually sleep and relaxation will resolve it, but brain fog and fatigue can often linger for a few days.
Solutions
Green tea - There's a cacophony of benefits to green tea, but the mix of both stimulating and relaxing chemicals seems to put me in a good place and help me focus.
So this is some of them. I hope you can get some clear idea about what I present. Thank you.
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