Investing in lighting did great things for my mental and physical health
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#2Hue Ambiance, night shift and light/dark according to time of day on both phone and laptop really seem to help me feel awake and also get right to sleep
Re: Investing in lighting did great things for my mental and physical health
#3One of the things I love about the shift to LED lights has been the focus on quantifying the different characteristics of light they emit, in terms of brightness, color, and spectrum, etc. It affords customizing light in ways that were swept under the rug a bit with bulbs in the past.
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#4I can’t understand people who prefer blackout curtains over rolladen. Rolladen are the best for getting perfect darkness at any time of day Good to know that the author appreciates them as well
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#5I suddenly have a craving for yogurt
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#6It seems like there has been a lot of buzz lately about the importance of reducing light exposure at night and the impact it has on your health. I can certainly speak to it anecdotally - getting a nice pair of blackout curtains and putting electrical tape over the electronics LEDs in my bedroom seemed to do wonders for my sleep.
A quick search for sources led me to this article, which has a nice collection of links to studies for those interested in learning more: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/bedroom-environment/light-an...
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#7Phillips Hue lights are something you think is a luxury until you get them.
The ability to have light change colour temperature or dim depending on the time is so calming.
Whenever I revert back to the non—colour-temperature-adjusted light, I feel like I’m in an operating room.
The only thing I would note is that they are dimmer than regular lights. Having dim lights in the middle of the day really makes me sleepy.
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#9It seems like there has been a lot of buzz lately about the importance of reducing light exposure at night and the impact it has on your health. I can certainly speak to it anecdotally - getting a nice pair of blackout curtains and putting electrical tape over the electronics LEDs in my bedroom seemed to do wonders for my sleep. A quick search for sources led me to this article, which has a nice collection of links t…
This makes me feel less crazy for the black electrical tape on all the LEDs.
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#10Absolutely, absolutely agree. Out of all of the things I own, the little monitor-top lightbar I have is at the top of my list for cost-to-life-benefit ratio.
If I forget to turn it on I always why I feel so gloomy.
Seriously get one, even if your lighting is otherwise nice.