How to Ease Eye Strain While Working Graveyard Shifts
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
On a night shift, cutting the amount of bright white on your screen helps.
Modern Dark Mode turns web pages dark, and its Sepia / Warmth slider adds a warmer tone. Dark mode lowers overall brightness rather than filtering blue light; for that, Patrick Bushe's Blue Light Filter adds an adjustable warm amber overlay to pages, and Windows Night light or macOS Night Shift warms the whole screen. Match your screen brightness to the room and take regular breaks too.
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