We've all seen people completely absorbed in their screens. Here's what constant screen exposure actually does to your brain👇 Screens have become constant background in our lives. They affect our attention and our ability to be present.

Doctors, Parents, and Teachers all agree that screen time for children is an issue...

But why are screens so disruptive for children?

A short thread on why most tablets capture our children, and more importantly how they can be made to be less addictive ⬇️ Kids developing retinas are up 45% more sensitive to blue light.

Children also hold devices closer to their body, meaning they are being exposed to blue light at up to 4X the intensity!

This means the dopaminergic and stimulatory response are magnitudes higher.

5-10X total higher intensity vs adults does not even take into account their highly sensitive, developing brains.

the link between early childhood outdoor activity and mental health was analyzed in 70,000 pre-school children...

the conclusion: Summary:

1) more time outdoors in early childhood can dramatically reduce the risk of anxiety by preschool age

2) Infants & toddlers with minimal outdoor time had much higher risk of anxiety.

3) Time outside boosts sensory stimulation, physical activity, & emotional bonding.

your screen turning on & off 500 times a second is not good for your brain

🧵 on light flicker

the most unnecessary and under discussed modern stressor

(send this to someone who stares at their phone too much) light flicker is invisible

you can't see it, but your brain feels it anyway

the most common cause of light flicker is called PWM (pulse width modulation)

We’ve had an overwhelming response to the launch of the Daylight Computer — and a lot of excitement comes with a lot of curiosity ✨

So we thought we’d answer your questions all in one place:

🧵 FAQ MEGA THREAD Q: Battery Life?

A: Daylight screen on time:
- 67 hours while reading, no backlight
- 30 hours while youtube, no backlight
- 30 hours while reading, 50% backlight

we built the world's first blue light free computer

here's why this matters & why it's different from other blue light blocking solutions

thread time 🧵 🌞 blue light is not inherently bad, just bad in the wrong context

blue light provides wakefulness, stimulation, and sets our internal body clock (circadian rhythm)

when we go outside in the sun, we get bathed in blue light

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC70…