The desk lamp that's too bright is ruining your setup

I keep seeing posts where people have this giant ring light or a super harsh LED lamp right over their monitor. Last week I tried working at my brother's place and his setup gave me a headache in 20 minutes. The glare off his screen and the table made everything feel like a dentist's office. Has anyone else swapped out a bright light for something with a warmer, softer glow?

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ellis.leo1d ago

Read an article about color temperature last week. Said 2700K is ideal for relaxing, 5000K is basically operating room light. Most of those bright lamps are 6500K which is terrible. Swapped my overhead to a warm bulb and my eyes stopped hurting after an hour. Also aimed the lamp at the wall instead of straight down.

thompson.reese1d ago

2700K is where it's at for sure, @ellis.leo. I swapped my office lamp from a 6500K daylight bulb to a 2700K one about six months ago and it made a huge difference with my headaches. I also started bouncing the light off a white wall behind my monitor instead of having it point at my face. My eyes feel way less tired after a long day of reading now.