I tried melatonin, among other things, years back, but it wasn't until I became very mindful of light pollution past 9pm that I saw a huge correction in my terrible sleep patterns. Never even heard of that goggle trick, fascinating.
I minimize all of the blue light in my place though I am left wondering if just minimal light is the most important part.
Turn all the lights off, a few nightlights, a computer monitor (flux or better), and a dim tablet seem to do the trick.
...it wasn't until I became very mindful of light
pollution past 9pm that I saw a huge correction in my
terrible sleep patterns.
Yes, my experience exactly.
Never even heard of that goggle trick, fascinating.
If you have a chance, read the Amazon reviews of the Uvex goggles. I've suggested the goggles to friends and acquaintances, and they say that the goggles work. Some gave up because they don't like wearing them. One person wants to do precise color matching in PhotoShop at 2AM.
On another note: although I don't have a Facebook account, I find it more than a little amusing that the goggles black out the blue color scheme of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg's green-red color blindness led him to adopt a color scheme that may have exacerbated insomnia around the planet.
I minimize all of the blue light in my place though I am
left wondering if just minimal light is the most important part.
Perhaps. Since I'm changing the environment not only for myself, but for my significant other, I have had to make some compromises--though she is supportive and likes the warm glow of the amber compact fluorescent lamps. Wearing the amber goggles works for me. Also, I only use amber compact fluorescent lamps at my desk at home.
I minimize all of the blue light in my place though I am left wondering if just minimal light is the most important part.
Turn all the lights off, a few nightlights, a computer monitor (flux or better), and a dim tablet seem to do the trick.