More and more have shifted from working in the office to going remote. Working from home also allows employees to work anywhere, but a new report suggested that it may also result in unpleasant physical transformation.
Meet Anna, The Future Look o Remote Workers
According to Furniture At Work, home-based employees may not make for an attractive sight by the year 2100. Due to working from home, their model, Anna, has a hunchback, dark, bulging eyes, and claw-like hands.
Anna exhibits numerous physical impacts due to her frequent use of technology, exposure to screens, and poor posture. She is also subject to potential mental health problems.
According to research from the University of Leeds, a third of UK office workers do not have a separate workstation at home, which inspired the team to design Anna.
Furniture At Work added that it employed scientific research and collaborated with healthcare professionals to disclose what the remote worker of the future would seem to visualize the implications of not having a good space to work at home. Anna has developed a bent back and lifted shoulders from working from bed, and her eyes have become red and puffy from gazing at a screen all day.
After hours spent with her palm encircling her mouse, her fingers have formed a permanent claw. She has also gained weight and developed a weakened immune system due to insufficient fresh air, anxiety, and sadness.
Health professionals advise home workers to take precautions to maintain their health.
In a previous report from Science Times, TollFreeForwarding also released a terrifying model showing how humans might look in the year 3000 from overusing technology. The company introduced Mindy with "smartphone elbow," where the elbow is a 90-degree angle for constantly holding an electronic device and claw-shaped hands. Humans may also come with thicker skulls, smaller brains, and a second eyelid to protect the eyes from too much light exposure.
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What Remote Workers Can Do to Avoid the Future Anna
United Medical Education's founder, Brian Clark, advised remote workers to take regular breaks to stretch and walk about to help prevent back and neck pain. He also recommended establishing a designated workspace.
He added that creating a dedicated office with ergonomic furniture is essential for drawing boundaries between work and leisure time.
Director of Proactive Healthcare Sarah Gibson advises adhering to the "20-20-20" guideline. According to her, the 20-20-20 rule is an excellent approach to protect the eyes if you spend a lot of time staring at displays. Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break from your screen to concentrate on anything 20 feet away.
Per Healthline, the 20-20-20 rule can help with eye strain. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, digital gadgets don't always result in vision loss. However, it may result in discomfort and strain.
The average human blinks 15 times every minute. The percentage drops to half or a third when looking at screens. It can result in dry, itchy, and worn-out eyes.
Screen eye strain is called computer vision syndrome (CVS). Researchers looked at Malaysian university students' usage of computers and their consequences on their eyes in a study published in the Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology. Almost 90% of the 795 pupils demonstrated signs of CVS after two hours of nonstop computer use.
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