Ask HN: How do you prevent headaches from screen use?
Much my life is in front of a computer, even without taking into account my hobbies. Every so often, I get a massive headache (its effect compounding from my pretending it will go away soon) after which I need to take several days away from the screen. Obviously, this is impractical.
I'm pretty sure that reading books/on a Kindle e-ink display has not made headaches worse. But I can't transfer much of my routine away from the computer.
So far, I've tried taking more breaks to focus on something distant, maybe now I will try actually scheduling breaks instead of taking them when I remember. Maybe I need to change how I set the brightness, or try distancing myself from the monitor, get special glasses, ... I don't know what I should do.
What has worked for you HNers who struggled with headaches from screen use?
I'm pretty sure that reading books/on a Kindle e-ink display has not made headaches worse. But I can't transfer much of my routine away from the computer.
So far, I've tried taking more breaks to focus on something distant, maybe now I will try actually scheduling breaks instead of taking them when I remember. Maybe I need to change how I set the brightness, or try distancing myself from the monitor, get special glasses, ... I don't know what I should do.
What has worked for you HNers who struggled with headaches from screen use?