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I'm from India. Lighting in my middle class house, since forever, has been poor. I never consciously felt it when I was still studying. Just that the rooms were

I'm from India. Lighting in my middle class house, since forever, has been poor. I never consciously felt it when I was still studying. Just that the rooms were dark and I would prefer to play/study outside, or in the front room, where the door was always open, allowing a lot of sunlight. I realized the lighting factor a few years back. Now, My own home has two lights in every room and whenever I am studying/reading/cooking, I always have them both on. The difference is stark. Perhaps I am clutching my pearls when I say this, but I feel my quality of life has improved with better lighting. I also got my walls painted with very light colors, and the ambient light is just amazing. Good lighting is a blessing.

sinyug 5y ago
> The difference is stark. For led lighting, 20W (ceiling fittings) for every 100 sf in rooms with light walls provides a lot of illumination in my experience. Can double that for kitchens etc.
samstave 5y ago
An interesting question regarding lighting's effect on studying + retaining material + focus ; Does the entire space need to be well lit - or the object of your focus (which can require the entire scene (such as a lab etc) - but when it comes to reading and computing. If you have a spot on your book or your computer that was of the sun-like quality, (obviously without glare on screens), would that suffice to aid in focus and retention. I assume that a well lite complete space serves a more biological soothing and depression help. So it would be interesting to know if there are differing applications of sun-like light based on the goals. At late actual night, a sun-like spotlight on your focus might be good. When you're up and active, then light the whole space...