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Agreed. I've noticed a pretty significant improvement in my sleep patterns since I started using it. I used to have trouble "tearing myself away" from the compu

Agreed. I've noticed a pretty significant improvement in my sleep patterns since I started using it. I used to have trouble "tearing myself away" from the computer at night, and I'd often stay up way too late just staring at my screen and not really doing much of anything—just sort of spinning my wheels. That rarely seems to happen any more. Now, where the heck is the "Donate" button?

richardking 13y ago
curious-- I do this sometimes (often) too, but how does f.lux help you tear yourself away?
- shiftb 13y ago
  Without the bluish light keeping me stimulated and awake I get tired more quickly. Once I'm tired enough, I just go to sleep.
  - m_myers 13y ago
    I've noticed that I can't make it to 4 AM anymore, but I'd just attributed it to getting older. Perhaps it is f.lux's doing after all.
    - altrego99 13y ago
      f.lux is an awesome little thing I had installed for months. Then on the excitement of moving to a new place, I removed it. And I could stay awake thru the night again. So it wasn't old age after all. Now I will put it back again.
- PeterisP 13y ago
  Bright blue light disturbs your natural sleepishness feeling (melatonin/etc), so the need to sleep is felt as, say, exhaustion which is different and comes later.
- tnorthcutt 13y ago
  I use f.lux and think it's great. I recently started taking a small amount (~1.5mg) of melatonin after reading a post[0] by Gwern and the accompanying discussion on HN[1]. I find that taking it ~30 minutes before I want to go to bed makes it much, much easier to "tear myself away" from the computer, book, etc. and go to bed. 0. http://www.gwern.net/Melatonin http://www.gwern.net/Melatonin 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495358
logn 13y ago
> Now, where the heck is the "Donate" button? There's no need to donate; they'll start extracting cash from customers pretty soon! f.lux is patent pending. If you make a cell phone, display, or other cool device, and want to talk about licensing f.lux? Email us: justgetflux@gmail.com

richardking 13y ago

curious-- I do this sometimes (often) too, but how does f.lux help you tear yourself away?

shiftb 13y ago
Without the bluish light keeping me stimulated and awake I get tired more quickly. Once I'm tired enough, I just go to sleep.
- m_myers 13y ago
  I've noticed that I can't make it to 4 AM anymore, but I'd just attributed it to getting older. Perhaps it is f.lux's doing after all.
  - altrego99 13y ago
    f.lux is an awesome little thing I had installed for months. Then on the excitement of moving to a new place, I removed it. And I could stay awake thru the night again. So it wasn't old age after all. Now I will put it back again.
PeterisP 13y ago
Bright blue light disturbs your natural sleepishness feeling (melatonin/etc), so the need to sleep is felt as, say, exhaustion which is different and comes later.
tnorthcutt 13y ago
I use f.lux and think it's great. I recently started taking a small amount (~1.5mg) of melatonin after reading a post[0] by Gwern and the accompanying discussion on HN[1]. I find that taking it ~30 minutes before I want to go to bed makes it much, much easier to "tear myself away" from the computer, book, etc. and go to bed. 0. http://www.gwern.net/Melatonin http://www.gwern.net/Melatonin 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6495358

logn 13y ago

> Now, where the heck is the "Donate" button? There's no need to donate; they'll start extracting cash from customers pretty soon! f.lux is patent pending. If you make a cell phone, display, or other cool device, and want to talk about licensing f.lux? Email us: justgetflux@gmail.com