(Part 2) Best blue light blocking glasses according to redditors

I'm linking my favorite products!

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Warning: if you hand write, you're going to be writing A LOT. I feel like I learn better when I do my class notes by hand, but I do have a hard time keeping up with the pace of the class. Each professor's teaching style has an impact on the way you take your notes. Be prepared to be flexible. (I hate that my note system is not uniform across my classes, but I know it is better that way)

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If you like pen-and-paper:

These spiral notebooks have durable brightly colored covers that will survive your backpack, and it is a good idea to keep your notes organized by subject. The paper is thick enough that good highlighter (which I will also link) won't bleed through.

These erasable pens are great. They write very smoothly and erase cleanly--NOT at all like the crappy blue erasable pens of our youth. If you take notes in your textbook, these pens are the way to do it. I love them so much that I was having them shipped from Japan before they even hit the US market.

These standard pens are my go-to for anything that I don't want to be erasable. They write smoothly, and dry quickly enough that they don't smudge or transfer (I'm not sure for left-handed people though).

This mechanical pencil is what I use when I can't use pens. I like that it uses .5mm lead so that your writing can be small and precise. The barrel is large so it is comfortable to write with for extended periods of time (think blue-book exams).

These highlighters are the best. The colors are intentional mild/pastel so that they do not distract from other information on the page, but are easy to spot when you're looking for your highlights. They don't bleed through paper unless it is toilet-paper thin. When they do bleed through very very thin paper, the mild colors make it so that it is not a distraction.

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If you like pen-and-paper, but are afraid of your notes being lost or stolen:

Rocketbook Everlast Notebook coordinates with an app that lets you create a digital copy of your notes. Scan a picture of the page, and the QR code on each page tells the app where to send a SEARCHABLE .pdf copy of your handwritten notes. It works with Google Drive, Evernote, Dropbox, OneNote, OneDrive, Trello, Slack, box, Google Photos, and email. Best of all, the notebook is completely reusable! (As long as you use writing tools from Pilot's Frixion line) Once you've filled the book, you wipe down the plastic pages with a hot damp towel and you can use the book again. I've filled and reused my Rocketbook 4 time so far, and the pages are still in great condition. I send my notes to Google Drive and OneNote, and I've never had any problems.

These highlighters can be used inside the Rocketbook, or on regular paper.

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If you're thinking about going digital:

Your school might provide access to note taking programs. My school provides the full Office 365 Online suite, so I used OneNote. I was a pen-and-paper person in undergrad, and it pains me to switch to digital, but I just need that copy/paste functionality.

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Textbook Supplies:

These sticky flags just came in the mail the other day, and I am loving them for use in my textbooks. I HATE writing in my textbooks, so instead I use these sticky flags to point at lines my professors emphasize in class.

These lined sticky notes are what I used when I just can't avoid adding notes to my casebooks. I avoid the "super-sticky" post-its because casebook pages are thin, and the super-sticky adhesive tears the pages when you reposition notes.

This book stand lives in my backpack now. When I started 1L year my back and neck hurt all the time from hunching over my casebooks for hours every day. This book stand makes it so the book comes to my face, instead of my face to the book. My posture is much better.

Reading glasses are something worth looking into and talking to your eye doctor about. After just one semester of staring at books and screens all day, I went from needing a mild prescription to see long-distance to needing full-on bifocals. I linked some glasses that will magnify your textbooks up close and and also filter out the blue light from screens. Talk to your doctor.

If you are assigned soft-cover reference materials, like The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or Rule of Contract Law, you can take those books to FedEx or UPS, and they can spiral-bind them for you so that they lay flat and are easier to flip through. This can save you so much time on an exam.

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Most importantly, have a planner.

You can get one from the store, you can print pages on line, you can leave yourself sticky-notes, or you can write your to-do list on your hands, whatever. No matter how you record it, it is crucial to have plan and stick to it. You're about to be hit with an overwhelming amount of conflicting obligations and opportunities, and there will always be something you ought to be working on. Plan and schedule your study time. Take time away to take care of yourself, and make a note to keep up with friends and/or family. You're never going to have "free time" in law school, but you can definitely have some flex time if you make a conscious effort to make room in your schedule.

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Last: you don't need any of this stuff to be successful. Don't worry about what other people are doing, or even what the school tells you to do. If you feel like you do your personal best with a #2 pencil and loose leaf paper, then do that. Paying attention and managing your time wisely are far more important than having the perfect highlighters and the most organized planner.

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Get blue filter glasses for night use. You'll feel much more comfortable reading; without needing to hack things to dim as low as you can go.

Just in case anyone wants to be as stylish as dad Gus, those glasses seem to be $10 on Amazon. Pretty standard blue light filtering glasses. I have the same style, but black and silver, instead of brown and gold. Keep dem eyes healthy. And look like a hot dad while you do it.

That's the most shill-sounding thing I've ever typed.

This is a great post, thank you. I am in technology consulting now about 4 years out of my accident. Blue light has been a strain on my eyes and I’ve used blue light shielding glasses to help. You can get some with no prescription for about $10-$20 on Amazon. It has been very helpful. The pair I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0755GW72V?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

got mine on amazon, I have noticed a difference, also changed my cell settings since that makes my vision blurry after staring at it. got these

$7.35 deal on Amazon right now https://www.amazon.com/TIJN-Blocking-Glasses-Square-Computer/dp/B07PP24VRS/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=light+blue+block+glasses&qid=1573081881&smid=A3MQWN2EPF54IG&sr=8-12

I am honestly so Sad I wanted to give you the link to the Exact pair I have but I got them as a Gift and I can't Find them =( but I did find these ones they are cheap and prob better then what I have honestly these glasses suck >.< https://www.amazon.com/Shiratori-Retro-Large-Framed-Glasses-Plastic/dp/B076RYC22P/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1524030031&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=nerd+glasses&psc=1

OMG you replied! I had actually done this then forgot LOL.

the truly funny thing was that my blue light reduction setting was already on 🤣🤣

so, for me, definitively the blue light reduction setting on the Samsung Galaxy S10e is negligible

it is less effective than:

turning down the brightness
putting on sunglasses to use phone
"blackout" glasses (I dunno the DARK sun ones)
blue light reduction glasses [mine are dark orange I dunno if the light yellow work as well - they tint the whole world orange and I kinda like it]

I can't wear glasses all the time though and - the blue light reduction is better than nothing.

OH - I can link them. Personal rec only, non expert :) purchased July 8 so the model should hopefully still be the same cuz these were only $20!!! (and I have a BIG head - man's hat size 7 7/8 and I can wear these longer than most glasses for pure physical comfort)

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Have you ever experimented with blue blocking glasses: the miracle melatonin generators guaranteed to fix your circadian rhythm?

I've never tried them but I'm going to order some soon. The science behind them seems sound: the body knows it's time to sleep when it stops detecting Blue/UV light from the sun/sky. Modern lighting fucks that all up. Wearing blue-block glasses for a few hours before bed is shown to increase melatonin levels in lab studies.

These are the same style and clear, but no metal underside of the rim. Plus they block computer blue light.

> "(1) Supplement melatonin. Another user mentioned this and now it's sitting on my kitchen counter. My sleep is always garbage on a fast, so taking something to ease it is of primary interest to me. Cautiously optimistic."

I use these at night to increase my melatonin.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07964BMFG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They are blue light filter glasses. I have other fancier ones (Swanwick) but I find that these cheaper ones cover your eyes better, so less blue light hits your eyes which should translate to higher melatonin levels :) One pair only costs $10. $10 for better sleep is totally worth it I think.

I heard about the blue light filter glasses from this book which also includes other ways to get better sleep.

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Smarter-Essential-Strategies-Success/dp/B01J4BJT7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525447844&sr=8-1&keywords=sleep+book

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I use 'em. They work for me I think. I mean I think it's more than placebo effect because I tend to notice pretty quickly that my eyes are feeling strain when I forget to put them on.

I use these ones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078BKK9TV/ref=twister_B07CKP6CPZ?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Edit: Something else to consider is screen brightness. I'd already had my brightness dimmed, and that's when my eye doctor recommended the glasses to filter blue light to help further reduce eye strain.

I use Cloudfield blue light blocking glasses, feel myself better after the whole day working on a computer.

Hey OP, I also work in games and I also have coworkers who have similar issues. There are special glasses that you can buy that filter out blue light, and those same coworkers who get terrible headaches from staring at screens all swear by them. Some of them are extremely cheap, so at the very least it's a small investment that you can make to see if they do the trick for you.

Here is a decent looking pair on Amazon for only $20. There are plenty of other options available all over the place that cost more of less depending on what you're looking for exactly.

EDIT: Also worth mentioning - in addition to seeing a general practitioner as others have suggested, you should probably see an optometrist as well. I personally was not aware that I needed glasses until I was 17 - I thought the world looked as blurry as it did for everyone. In fact, I wouldn't have even used the word blurry to describe the way I saw things because to me that was normal. Sure enough, I also had headaches due to my bad eyesight. When I first put glasses on and could see individual leaves on trees, my mind was blown. You might need prescription eyeglasses as well and be completely unaware of it if you've never seen an optometrist before.

What do you mean you don't see most colors?

I use blue light filtering glasses like these:
https://www.amazon.com/ANRRI-Blocking-Eyestrain-Computer-Protection/dp/B07KTMZ6Y2

And colors look fine in games or movies etc.

I had this same problem as I work at a computer all day and then play video games at night. I would get headaches, have eye strain and couldn't sleep at night. I bought Blue light blocking glasses off of Amazon and they fixed everything! I have a pair at home and work now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRPXNX4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3IJQCb2B7D566