“To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job…”

“To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy a 30 acre farm in the middle of nowhere” is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. This is a joke on the “20-20-20 rule” for digital eye strain.
   
“To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy a 30 acre farm in the middle of nowhere” was posted on X/Twitter by Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙 on July 27, 2022.
   
   
Optometry Times 
Deconstructing the 20-20-20 Rule for digital eye strain
February 22, 2018
Brian Chou, OD, FAAO, FSLS
Most optometrists have heard of the 20-20-20 Rule for preventing and relieving digital eye strain. The catchphrase suggests taking a 20 second break every 20 minutes by looking 20 feet away.
 
Numerous sources now refer to it, including the American Optometric Association (Figure 1) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Maybe you, like many other eyecare professionals, offer this guidance to your patients. But have you ever wondered where this came from?
 
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Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙
@AlpacaAurelius
To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy a 30 acre farm in the middle of nowhere.
4:12 PM · Jul 27, 2022
       
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clay thompson
@_claythompson
Helpful Tip: To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30/30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy a 30 acre farm in the middle of nowhere.
12:21 PM · Aug 5, 2022
 
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Belize
3 sep 2022
Carnivore Aurelius To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy a 30 acre farm in the middle of nowhere.
     
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Zabracus
@Zabracus
To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 30-30 rule. After 30 minutes of work, quit your job and buy 30 boxes of Magic packs from your local game store.
12:02 PM · Oct 10, 2022
 
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AdamFieringSr
21 nov 2023
TO AVOID STRAINING YOUR EYES AT WORK, USE THE 30-30 BULE AFTER 30 MINUTES OF WORK, -QUITYOURJOB AND BUY A 30 ACRE FARM IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
 
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Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
TO AVOID STRAINING YOUR EYES
AT WORK, USE THE 30-30 RULE
AFTER 30 MINUTES OF WORK,
QUIT YOUR JOB
AND BUY A 30 ACRE FARM
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
7:43 AM · Mar 26, 2024