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by spicysugar 1284 days ago
Hey i was in the same place roughly a year ago and i did come up with some measures which i find satisfactory when I reflect upon them.

Looks like people already familiar with the argument have given excellent scientific advice for your lifestyle in general.

But i would like to specifically focus on the things that practically worked for me when it comes to coding.

1. Try going warm when going dark. I suggest Gruvbox themes for it. I personally use a variation of it called Gruvbox material on vscodium.

2. Prefer using the simplified reading mode in browsers whenever feasible.

3. Use a feature like night light and try to balance the brightness alongside to get a perfect condition(subjective) where the text is legible and has enough contrast. My opinion is that having more night light is much better than a lower brightness. Effects of night light go aesthetically unnoticed in dark modes.

4. Use thin fonts. I use fira code light. They are easier to read from what I had studied then.

5. Matt screens are a pleasure for eyes to work with