Work Break Documentation

Version: 1.0.0
License: Lesser GPL v2 or later
Author: Petr Vanek petr@yarpen.cz
Homepage: Available at GitHub

Application Scope

I had serious issues - body collapses - when I worked on some IT projects near deadlines. You know it probably. Hours and hours of bug hunting, code reviewing, reporting etc. under stress.

After some medical examinations I was told some mystical phrases about veins and veins pressure and more. Doc said everything should be better taking regular short breaks in the working time.

So here is a tool which Works For Me (tm). take it or let it be...

Technical Scope

WorkBreak is a multi-platform application running on almost everywhere where is the Qt library avalable. Tested on Linux, Mac OS X.

Requirements

The Background Theory

See various articles on the Internet. Keywords are: Neck or Shoulders pain, Computer Vision Syndrome, Microtrauma, Musculoskeletal Problems, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,  etc.

Read for example this Wikipedia article: Computer-induced medical problems