I’ve always been addicted to staring at a screen all day, writing — whether it’s code or a story. But this passion comes with a cost, at least for me. I struggle with eye strain and painful migraines, and it genuinely hurts to use these devices, no matter how many “protective layers” I add. By that, I mean things like enabling dark mode, blocking blue light from screens, and wearing anti-reflective glasses. They help, sure — but not enough. A fraction of the discomfort always remains.
And it gets even worse WHEN WORKING IN THE TERMINAL.
All that plain white output gets me dizzy. It forces me to take frequent breaks throughout the day. I just can’t stand looking at walls of unstyled, uncolored text. Ironically, it ends up being distracting.
Of course, I’ve tried to fix this. I added an Oh My Zsh syntax-highlighting plugin, switched to most as a pager for man pages, and installed tools like bat, eza, and grc.
And yes — it helped.
