{"id":26124,"date":"2016-03-04T18:01:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T10:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=26124"},"modified":"2022-07-15T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T09:30:43","slug":"lighting-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/lighting-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lighting Affects Your Mood [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get tired a lot, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ways-your-career-is-making-you-sick\/\">pain in your eyes or have headaches and sometimes feel depressed<\/a>? You might not know it but this may be caused by the lighting in your surroundings. The majority of us probably live our lives indoors, in front of a screen rather than outdoors, under the warmth of the sun.<\/p>\n<p>We are also probably more exposed to artificial lighting such as from the lights in our office, off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/smartphone-you-who-in-control\/\">screens of smartphones<\/a> and laptops than any other, more natural source. Don\u2019t agree? Check out this infographic by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyco.co.uk\/advice\/lightings-effect-on-mood\/\">lyco<\/a> on <strong>how our lighting is leaving an impact on our sedentary, indoor lifestyles <\/strong>for better or for worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/freelance-signs-to-break\/\">5 Signs That Say You Need A Break<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The infographic also comes with tips on how to minimize these \"health hazard\" and what you could do to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/portable-consumer-healthcare-gadgets\/\">keep those health problems away<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/lighting-mood\/lighting-affect-mood.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"7275\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Now Check Out <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/internet-health\/\">Is The Internet Bad For Your Health?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you get tired a lot, have pain in your eyes or have headaches and sometimes feel depressed? 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