Your monitor brightness is probably way too high, and it's ruining both image quality and your sleep

Running your monitor at high brightness is counterproductive for both image quality and health. Most monitors actually look better with balanced brightness settings rather than maxed out. High brightness combined with blue light suppresses melatonin, disrupts circadian rhythm, and degrades sleep quality — especially for those who work late at night. Unlike phones (which auto-adjust) or TVs (which are far from your eyes), monitors sit close enough that excessive brightness causes real eye strain. The recommendation is to find an appropriate brightness level for your room's ambient lighting rather than keeping it at maximum.