remember to blink
Blinking is a bodily function; it is a semi-autonomic rapid closing of the eyelid.[1] A single blink is determined by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral portion of the orbicularis oculi, not the full open and close.[citation needed] It is an essential function of the eye that helps spread tears across and remove irritants from the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva. wikipedia
I noticed how much my eyes have changed throughout the years. An increased sensitivity to, I guess, light has changed how I spend my time on digital devices and the net. I find that I could barely browse through personal websites on the indieweb these days. My astigmatism leads me to greatly preferring light mode themes and complaining when given the lack thereof (apparently much to others' dismay), I frequently zoom in and out on my browser, I like to highlight text as I read them, I blink a lot more, among other things. Web accessibility became more important to me. Anything visually cluttered or unresponsive, I click off immediately; I may try browsing them another time.
I think a lot of this influences my current taste for web design. My website isn't a picture of web accessibility at all and though I try to make it accessible, I'm not aiming for the highest standards. I try to be upfront about it, providing warnings and all, but I fully believe accessible web design is not in the opposite realm of the indieweb unlike what others may say (as though accessible design is inherent in "corporate style" web design).
I like double-spaced line-height: 2; text, of course light mode, and text as my main design element instead of graphics. Part of the reason why I don't like using graphics however is that I want my website to be mine, and that means the graphics I use should be mine too—made by me. Making graphics is hard when the only thing you're willing to use is the computer. It needs immense focus, and immense focus makes you blink less. Meanwhile I can type with my eyes closed or while looking at trees instead of the screen.
I blink consciously when on the computer, maybe twice or thrice per second. I use to think blinking was lame, but now not really. I think we should all blink more, and look at plants instead of screens while we're at it.
