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Aside from the sky glow aspects, I really dislike cool blue lighting. I've just had my office upgraded to warm white LEDs and it's really noticeable every time
by berti 7y ago
Aside from the sky glow aspects, I really dislike cool blue lighting. I've just had my office upgraded to warm white LEDs and it's really noticeable every time I walk into a colleague's office with "cool daylight" coloured lighting.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoMy friends call me The Illuminazi for my habit of swapping everyones fluoros and compact fluoros our for 2700K ones. It’s an expense I’m happy to pay.
- brobdingnagians 7y agoOne of the best benefits of working from home for me is that I can have the lighting I prefer (4000k, with both my light and screen set to the same color temp). But if I ever go back to an office I'm stealing this idea.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoHave you ever tried blue blocking glasses? Personally I’d prefer rose-coloured glasses.
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoEven just a 10% brown on your regular glasses makes a noticeable difference.
- brobdingnagians 7y agoI did try blue blocking glasses awhile back, didn't seem to work well for me, but I should try them again since I've become more aware of how things affect me now.
- 9HZZRfNlpR 7y agoI very much prefer working in cold white and whee I relax and rest there I prefer warm white. I think cold white helps me stay awake and more alert. It all might be s placebo of course.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoNo that's actually proven science; white or blueish lights help you wake up / stay awake, whereas orange / red lights will help you relax / sleep / produce melatonin. It's why F.lux and the native solutions shift screens to red at night. It's really quite stark a difference if you turn that off at night.
- rapnie 7y agoYes. It's also why you have the Blue Light Filter on your android phone (which I have always-on).
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoI have it always on my iPhone and triple click home makes it even redder.
- behringer 7y agoIt's far from proven science.
- soulofmischief 7y agoDon't talk out of your ass: https://justgetflux.com/research.html https://justgetflux.com/research.html
- bildung 7y agoThere is no need to be rude if you got sources ;) I just looked at the newest article in your list ("Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness") and * there was no mention at all about blue light * the difference between sleep onset of treatment and control group was 10 minutes - with errors of +-13 and 19 minutes(!), ergo there was no measurable effect. Edit: It's important to have a look at the sun's spectrum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight#/media/File:Spectrum_of_Sunlight_en.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight#/media/File:Spectrum_... As can be seen the absolute amount of dark blue to blue (380-500nm) is pretty high regardless of wheather conditions. Full daylight is about 10-20klux, so between 3000lux and 7000lux of blue light alone. For comparison: anti-depression lights are about 2000-3000lux over the whole visible spectrum. Yet people sleep perfectly fine in regions where the sun sets at 11pm in the summer. There obviously may be an effect, but if it exists, it has to be small.
- nine_k 7y agoFor cool daylight 5500K lamps to look natural, they must give very intense light, like a slightly overcast summer sky. Few people do this outside a photography set, though.
- gibspaulding 7y agoMy wife and I have replaced pretty much every light bulb in our apartment with candle light style bulbs for this reason. During the day we just have sunlight from the windows, but at night these are much more relaxing. https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Vintage-60-Watt-EQ-G25-Warm-Candle-Light-Dimmable-Edison-Bulb-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/1000442685 https://www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Vintage-60-Watt-EQ-G25-Warm-Cand...