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I hate the phrase "screen time". Why does the fact that there's a screen involved matter so much? Many "screen time" activities are more closely related to non-
by B-Con 8y ago
I hate the phrase "screen time". Why does the fact that there's a screen involved matter so much? Many "screen time" activities are more closely related to non-"screen time" activities than to other "screen time" activities.
If the kids is typing a report instead of handwriting it, or reading an ebook instead of a physical one, why does that count as "screen time" along with flappy bird?
- krtkush 8y agoBlue light produced by screens is harmful and effects sleep pattern.
- skocznymroczny 8y agoDo you have any sources for that? Not being negative here, but last time I checked it was mostly in the realm of hypothesis and broscience.
- a-saleh 8y agoThis sounds like a source. http://www.gwern.net/docs/melatonin/2009-burkhart.pdf http://www.gwern.net/docs/melatonin/2009-burkhart.pdf But it seems to be very subjective. And the group that started limiting blue-light before sleep seems to have percieved their sleep quality as quite low, so the improvement might be only correlated?
- wedfwags 8y agoYou have to post links or else it’s a red flag.
- timrichard 8y agoBoth iOS and Android have timed night mode features to lower the colour temperature... or at least apps to do that if not using a recent OS. I'm not convinced it's much of an issue these days.