Insanity
11 hours ago
This is potentially not going to be the advise you want to hear. As I got older, I noticed eye strain more and more, up to the point that I also eliminated screen time after work for some time.
There are things that help - regular breaks, being in a well lit room, sitting at a healthy distance from the monitor, using redshift and lowering monitor brightness.
But ultimately, I came to the conclusion that for my eye health (and general physical health) I probably can’t be staring at screens for hours after work, when it’s already 8-9 hours of my workday.
Now after work I avoid screens entirely until about 9pm, then I have about an hour of gaming or watching TV, and then wind down with a book before bed.
I switched to this routine about 4-5 years ago, around when I turned 30. Seems to work well so far.
NoPicklez
11 hours ago
Man when you said "as I got older" I thought you meant like 50+
I do agree with your parts to help, being an well lit room is a big one. One aspect that helps me as well is making sure I get enough sleep. I find I squint more at the screen later in the day the worse my sleep has been.