If you use a computer at night, you will benefit greatly from this little program. For well over the past decade, I've been staying up late, working on my laptop. I never got tired when everyone else did. Until I switched on F.Lux — based on Grosso's recommendation.
Here's a description of the program, from the manufacturer:
To be honest, I heard about F.Lux a few months ago. But, I ignored it thinking that it was mostly about aesthetics. It's not.Ever notice how people texting at night have that eerie blue glow?
Or wake up ready to write down the Next Great Idea, and get blinded by your computer screen?
During the day, computer screens look good—they're designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn't be looking at the sun.
F.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.
It's even possible that you're staying up too late because of your computer. You could use f.lux because it makes you sleep better, or you could just use it just because it makes your computer look better.
f.lux makes your computer screen look like the room you're in, all the time. When the sun sets, it makes your computer look like your indoor lights. In the morning, it makes things look like sunlight again.
Tell f.lux what kind of lighting you have, and where you live. Then forget about it. F.lux will do the rest, automatically.
It turns out that if you stare at the default blue light of your computer screen at night, you probably won't feel as tired as you should. I've been using F.Lux for the past few nights and my body is finally returning to normal. I can feel myself getting tired when I'm supposed to, and I'm waking up more refreshed than ever.
Thanks again for the tip, Grosso — you've changed my life!
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