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It sounds like you have made your swap. LEDs are awesome, I have been replacing all of the lights in the house with LEDs. Started in 2012 and those initial bulbs are still going, have not had to replace one. At the time it was too expensive to go all LED, CFLs that I put in around the same time have failed and as they go are being replaced with LEDs.
LED prices have dropped quickly. I just bought an 8 pack of 60w LED bulbs for $13. Five years ago a single 60w LED bulb probably cost twice as much as that whole pack.
I have not tried the LED tubes. I replaced one 4 tube T12 unit with a twin tube T5 fixture which matches the light output and uses less power. This was probably 4 years ago when LED was far more expensive. If it is cool in the room the T5 can take a minute or two to reach full brightness, but it isn't usually that noticeable. I replaced a twin T12 unit in a large closet with a tube like LED tube fixture (two led strips) about 2 years ago.
I have become very enamored with track lighting in work spaces. It is cheap and easy to add lights to. You can combine light types as desired and even adjust on the fly by moving lights around. I have track lights over my work bench with a combination of spots, flood and standard bulbs.
People are definitely reactive to light. I had not heard of this particular issue, but I've read about how lights coming through a window into a dark room can impact the quality of sleep. Light bothers me a lot when I'm trying to sleep, I like it pitch black, quiet and cold.
I've experienced the seasonal lighting issue when I worked in an office with poor lighting. During the summer I was outside quite a bit, but in the winter I was trapped in a small dark office with crummy fluorescent lighting. I had a noticeable lack of ability to focus on projects that would normally interest me. I swapped out the cheap florescent bulbs with daylight spectrum bulbs and the issue went away almost immediately.
I fall into no such thing as too much light when working. Glare however can be an issue. I definitely find myself getting fatigued more easily when I have to deal with a lot of glare. I wonder if they are really talking about glare when they say excessive lighting.
LED prices have dropped quickly. I just bought an 8 pack of 60w LED bulbs for $13. Five years ago a single 60w LED bulb probably cost twice as much as that whole pack.
I have not tried the LED tubes. I replaced one 4 tube T12 unit with a twin tube T5 fixture which matches the light output and uses less power. This was probably 4 years ago when LED was far more expensive. If it is cool in the room the T5 can take a minute or two to reach full brightness, but it isn't usually that noticeable. I replaced a twin T12 unit in a large closet with a tube like LED tube fixture (two led strips) about 2 years ago.
I have become very enamored with track lighting in work spaces. It is cheap and easy to add lights to. You can combine light types as desired and even adjust on the fly by moving lights around. I have track lights over my work bench with a combination of spots, flood and standard bulbs.
People are definitely reactive to light. I had not heard of this particular issue, but I've read about how lights coming through a window into a dark room can impact the quality of sleep. Light bothers me a lot when I'm trying to sleep, I like it pitch black, quiet and cold.
I've experienced the seasonal lighting issue when I worked in an office with poor lighting. During the summer I was outside quite a bit, but in the winter I was trapped in a small dark office with crummy fluorescent lighting. I had a noticeable lack of ability to focus on projects that would normally interest me. I swapped out the cheap florescent bulbs with daylight spectrum bulbs and the issue went away almost immediately.
I fall into no such thing as too much light when working. Glare however can be an issue. I definitely find myself getting fatigued more easily when I have to deal with a lot of glare. I wonder if they are really talking about glare when they say excessive lighting.
