Does the color temperature of a computer screen affect sleep patterns?
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Does the color temperature of a computer screen affect sleep patterns?
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Re: Does the color temperature of a computer screen affect sleep patterns?
#2I would guess it is not the "temperature" but the overall (feeling of) brightness. And that is a no-brainer for me. Of course bright light means day and activity for us.
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#3I'm not entirely sold on that theory, though it does make some sense (sunset is a different color than daylight). I use f.lux because my screen looks better, and it definitely reduces eye strain for me.
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#4While I'm sure it depends on the person, I no longer suffer from insomnia since I installed F.lux.
It's free. Why not try it?
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#6Is this really controversial? As a commenter points out, the "opposite" effect is well established. Go to Google Scholar and search [bright light therapy circadian], and skim the abstracts.
You can find papers there on color temperature affecting melatonin and core temperature, too.
Anecdotally: I'm a F.lux user and I haven't had a severe insomnia episode once since I installed it, and that it in any case reduces eyestrain.
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#7For X11 users, there's also redshift (http://jonls.dk/redshift/).
I use it when using the computer at night as it makes for easier reading.
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#8I use f.lux, but I wish the transition were slower; I want it to gradually change color over the course of noon or 3 pm or so to sunset, not the 20s or 1 hour choice that it currently has.
But otherwise, it's a nice program and does seem to help, although I'm sure everyone will have varying levels of success with it.
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#9Am I the only person to feel that f.lux is counter-productive? I'm not sure if it's me or my laptop screen.
Re: Does the color temperature of a computer screen affect sleep patterns?
#10Am I the only person to feel that f.lux is counter-productive? I'm not sure if it's me or my laptop screen.
F.lux didn't work for me too. I was using it for several weeks without any effect on my sleeping cycle.