[strig]

For me, the second screen isn't there for me to focus on. It's there to keep the focus on the main screen. I keep my less-used programs (spotify, discord, etc) on the secondary display so I don't have to constantly alt-tab on my main display.

[WesleyJohnson]

I second this. The tech team at my company has become increasingly more reliant on Teams, but I don't always see the notifications. Having a dedicated Teams monitor helps he me catch things in my peripheral that might otherwise go unnoticed. It also means I can shift my point of focus throughout the day, by looking over at the secondary monitor to catch up on anything I've missed in the last 10-15 minutes. I know the idea of changing focus to help eyestrain is more geared towards looking at things much further away, but every little bit helps.

[julbaxter]

What an electronic and energy waste only to avoid doing some keystrokes!

[majewsky]

I have a work notebook, so the second screen in my setup is the notebook screen. This screen is there anyway, so there is no electronic waste. As for the energy, the notebook overall consumes about 10 W during normal use. My estimate for the screen's power usage is about half of that, so maybe 4-6 W. To put that into perspective, my body's baseline energy usage is 90 W.

[julbaxter]

I do also have two screens: one laptop for work and one PC for personal usage (my company does not allow me to use the laptop for personal usage). Individually we can all find "mitigating factors" but collectively we failed finding the right balance between comfort and sustainability.

The multi-screen trend is now pursuing its mainstreamification to every offices and home desktops. But at the same time Earth is sending us warnings: we need to slow down. Given the state of our knowledge on that matter, I am surprised that the general consensus on YN is not to have less screens and reserve the resources to better usage.

[strig]

It's not a waste if I use it.