On my workstations and phone, I’ve been trying to switch my applications over to “dark mode” themes where, instead of black letters on bright white backgrounds, you get white letters on dark backgrounds. This color change just seems to feel better on my eyes.

On the more recent versions of Windows 10, switching to dark mode is pretty easy. What’s nicer still is that many applications–like Firefox, Chrome, and Windows Explorer–will simply inherit that dark mode setting from the operating system, so you don’t have to go hunt around in the settings of these applications individually.

On my Android phone, many applications are also beginning to provide dark mode options and, for my background wallpaper, I simply used Zedge to find a free, dark space image to complete the theme.

Give dark mode a try on your devices and see if it helps reduce the strain on your eyes!