[jdironman]

I feel this will be very subjective of course. The biggest thing I have found I can do for a full rest (not length but quality) is no screens at all after 8pm and no lights except candle light after 930pm, coupled with reading by candle light. Melatonin does help me occasionally but it's hit or miss. Reading instead of watching or listening seems to be the biggest help. I guess different parts of my brain fires during that activity than normal.

[Lammy]

> no screens at all after 8pm and no lights except candle light after 930pm

I swear by blue-blocking glasses for this reason, especially when driving at night since the advent of obnoxiously bright LED (but I repeat myself) head and tail lights on every car. These are my current pair, no affiliation: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CXYT17C/

[MrDrMcCoy]

I have a much darker, cheaper pair that's great for before bedtime, but would be far too dangerous for night driving. I'll have to try these some time and see how they compare.

[xattt]

> …no lights except candle light after 930pm…

I am imagining a household transforming into Amish roleplay by 9:30 PM.

I’ve achieved a similar-but-less-impactful effect by putting Zwave dimmer switches where I could, and setting the turn-on brightness to be lower during a “wind-down” house mode.

[salamo]

Switching my smart lights to red works pretty well for me, although from the street it definitely looks like something unholy is happening in the apartment.

[therobots927]

Yes I intend on getting smart lights. They’re expensive but I’m sure they’re worth it.

[lazide]

Or you’re running a brothel!

[p1esk]

FYI, candle light probably makes your air worse.

[vundercind]

I did the same thing for a while, and found it weirdly hard to replace with electricity. Most options are too bright, almost none are incandescent.

If I try it again I’ll have to build my own battery powered lanterns with ultra-low-wattage incandescent bulbs (don’t want the spiky spectrum of LED for this purpose) to get them dim enough and in a useful form factor.

I could read and get around just fine by two beeswax candles (and after getting used to that, full room lighting seemed insane, it’s so bright) but most things you can buy are at least 5x that bright. Even most plug in night lights are brighter than two beeswax tapers.

[sgarland]

I have Kasa Smartbulbs (KL110) for bedside and couch-side lamps. They claim 2700K, and while I don’t have a way to measure that, they feel pretty similar to incandescents. They’re also extremely dimmable, which was my main reason for getting them. At the lowest setting, they claim 10 lumens, which is roughly equivalent to a candle. Two of them in the living room at a low-moderate brightness are plenty for evening relaxation.

[therobots927]

I’m looking at getting Philips Hue bulbs. They’re expensive but look promising. I cannot stand the eco friendly bright white lightbulbs these days. Nothing against saving energy it’s just not for me.

[moi2388]

Why not just get regular orange led light with a dimmer?

[thatcat]

those orange salt lamps have a similar spectrum to candles