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Notably this doesn't help with food, I've been only buying greyscale (Rice, Oreos, Guinness, etc.) for a while now and my mindless consumption hasn't dropped.
If you are on windows you can use this awesome tool to have it globally: https://zerowidthjoiner.net/negativescreen nice plus: inverted mode with correct colors (only brightness inverted) You could even write your own translation matrix. It's a bit tricky at first, but fun. e.g. true black and white without greys. For your own matrix this might help (but definitely another format :/ ): https://kazzkiq.github.io/svg-c…
Thank you. I use the grayscale option on my Android Phone. I have to say, with the exception of reading on it, everything else is boring as fuck, which is great. Everything around seems so much more colorful than that device. I'd like to see this pattern (intentionally making the experience worse, to prevent the facebook shithole effect)used in more devices.
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I started using the grayscale option on my iPhone a while back and found the same thing. Sites were suddenly way less engaging. It almost felt like going through withdrawal after using it for a few days. Have you heard about the upcoming Android P? It's got a lot of tools to help you control your browsing, looks pretty helpful - https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17327302/android-p-update…
Text based browsers have had this option for ages, though some say they copied it from printers. Notably this doesn't help with food, I've been only buying greyscale (Rice, Oreos, Guinness, etc.) for a while now and my mindless consumption hasn't dropped.
You need to take them out of the original packaging and put them in a greyscale container as well.
If you are on windows you can use this awesome tool to have it globally: https://zerowidthjoiner.net/negativescreen nice plus: inverted mode with correct colors (only brightness inverted) You could even write your own translation matrix. It's a bit tricky at first, but fun. e.g. true black and white without greys. For your own matrix this might help (but definitely another format :/ ): https://kazzkiq.github.io/svg-c…
If you are on macos you can do it globally and natively by going in the accessibility settings.
It definitely gave me a greater appreciation for the plight of the colorblind, and it's why for my own company's products, we always test in B&W, to make sure no functionality is lost.
Relatedly, does anyone have any links to some good research on why this works?
Edit: OP has pointed out that this tool lets you choose sites to have in color or grayscale, so that's a bit of a game changer, as on the phone it was all or nothing.
If you are on windows you can use this awesome tool to have it globally: https://zerowidthjoiner.net/negativescreen nice plus: inverted mode with correct colors (only brightness inverted) You could even write your own translation matrix. It's a bit tricky at first, but fun. e.g. true black and white without greys. For your own matrix this might help (but definitely another format :/ ): https://kazzkiq.github.io/svg-c…
If you are on macos you can do it globally and natively by going in the accessibility settings.
I really wish Android and iOS had a full red monochrome night-vision mode.
Short of that, for Android, you can switch to monochrome directly in Developer mode: https://www.trishtech.com/2016/02/how-to-turn-android-lollip...
Anything similar for Firefox?
:root {filter: grayscale(1) !important; background: #fff}
I love this idea, but sadly it's not for me. I tried this on my phone (going grayscale) and turned it off after 1/2 a day. Too many apps rely on color to differentiate different parts of the app. It definitely gave me a greater appreciation for the plight of the colorblind, and it's why for my own company's products, we always test in B&W, to make sure no functionality is lost. Relatedly, does anyone have any links t…
That's a big part of why I added the saved/excluded sites functionality, so you could add it for sites that are usually time wasters like reddit or facebook, or exclude sites from being gray that you need for work.