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This problem is trivially fixed with blackout curtains. Dealing with lack of sun is harder.

Nullabillity 4y ago
Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights. Blackout curtains don't form a good seal and always let light bleed through around the edges.
- citboin 4y ago
  You want “ Blackout EZ - Total Sunlight Blocking Window Covers” (available on Amazon) which seal to Velcro strips that are mounted around your windows with screws, and a DIY hard shell window valence above that, plus blackout curtains over that just so it doesn’t look so stark. That’s what I do.
- cpach 4y ago
  “Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights.” As someone who lives in Sweden, I can’t agree there. Lights can never fully replace sunlight. It’s not even close.
  - Nullabillity 4y ago
    > As someone who lives in Sweden, I can’t agree there. I've lived in Sweden my whole life, and in Norrbotten for a decade.
    - cpach 4y ago
      Ah. I would probably not survive north of Gävle :-p
  - vintermann 4y ago
    Why can't those damn coelux things become mass produced?
- thematrixturtle 4y ago
  It actually isn't, because most home lighting is far less intense than the sun and the wrong spectrum to boot. Light therapy works but sitting in front of a big bright box is not terribly convenient or fun. And if your blackout curtains don't work, get better ones. Many Nordic households have double curtains, one solid plastic to block the vast majority of the light and the other from cloth to diffuse/block the rest and look pretty.
- ProZsolt 4y ago
  Instal proper window shutters. Your rooms will be pitch black.
- throw-ru-938 4y ago
  One of my best investments ever was a good sleeping mask. These do not let any light in (even around the edges if it's a good fit), and unlike blackout curtains they're portable.
  - Nullabillity 4y ago
    That sounds really uncomfortable, I doubt I'd be able to sleep well with that kind of pressure on my face.
    - throw-ru-938 4y ago
      YMMV, but I got completely used to a mask after a couple of nights.
    - SZJX 4y ago
      There’s no pressure whatsoever if you get a good one, e.g. Alaskan Bear. Why not try it out once before jumping to conclusions. It’s super cheap.
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  Eye mask too
- PKop 4y ago
  No it isn't. Sunlight is an important source of Vitamin D, which affects immune system, hormones, and mood. There are special lamps to supplement this, but it is not so trivial as turning on "lights".
- telesilla 4y ago
  I'm curious to try a solution such as electrochromic glass, but to get a better blackout the glass seems to need to be tinted. But on the Dreamliner plane, they seem to have solved this. Not sure if it's just uneconomical at a house scale.
- FredPret 4y ago
  Velcro + blackout curtain

Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights. Blackout curtains don't form a good seal and always let light bleed through around the edges.

citboin 4y ago
You want “ Blackout EZ - Total Sunlight Blocking Window Covers” (available on Amazon) which seal to Velcro strips that are mounted around your windows with screws, and a DIY hard shell window valence above that, plus blackout curtains over that just so it doesn’t look so stark. That’s what I do.
cpach 4y ago
“Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights.” As someone who lives in Sweden, I can’t agree there. Lights can never fully replace sunlight. It’s not even close.
- Nullabillity 4y ago
  > As someone who lives in Sweden, I can’t agree there. I've lived in Sweden my whole life, and in Norrbotten for a decade.
  - cpach 4y ago
    Ah. I would probably not survive north of Gävle :-p
- vintermann 4y ago
  Why can't those damn coelux things become mass produced?
thematrixturtle 4y ago
It actually isn't, because most home lighting is far less intense than the sun and the wrong spectrum to boot. Light therapy works but sitting in front of a big bright box is not terribly convenient or fun. And if your blackout curtains don't work, get better ones. Many Nordic households have double curtains, one solid plastic to block the vast majority of the light and the other from cloth to diffuse/block the rest and look pretty.
ProZsolt 4y ago
Instal proper window shutters. Your rooms will be pitch black.
throw-ru-938 4y ago
One of my best investments ever was a good sleeping mask. These do not let any light in (even around the edges if it's a good fit), and unlike blackout curtains they're portable.
- Nullabillity 4y ago
  That sounds really uncomfortable, I doubt I'd be able to sleep well with that kind of pressure on my face.
  - throw-ru-938 4y ago
    YMMV, but I got completely used to a mask after a couple of nights.
  - SZJX 4y ago
    There’s no pressure whatsoever if you get a good one, e.g. Alaskan Bear. Why not try it out once before jumping to conclusions. It’s super cheap.
quickthrower2 4y ago
Eye mask too
PKop 4y ago
No it isn't. Sunlight is an important source of Vitamin D, which affects immune system, hormones, and mood. There are special lamps to supplement this, but it is not so trivial as turning on "lights".
telesilla 4y ago
I'm curious to try a solution such as electrochromic glass, but to get a better blackout the glass seems to need to be tinted. But on the Dreamliner plane, they seem to have solved this. Not sure if it's just uneconomical at a house scale.
FredPret 4y ago
Velcro + blackout curtain