Jeremy Clark

Had cataract surgery last year and moved to an e-paper reader so I could control everything. What helped most was choosing something with a larger screen than the old 6 inch size, then setting a heavy font and wide line spacing so letters stand out. I also turn the warmth up in the evening and sometimes use inverted colors to reduce eye fatigue. If you use your porch a lot, aim for a device that advertises a glare free matte display and avoid anything with a shiny glass surface. No glare. That feature set is available under your budget new, and even cheaper refurbished.

Yeah, good luck with that mess. it'll probably just pile up again anyway.

Adding one thing - I added a network-level speed bump: my router cuts internet to my phone at 11 and I keep cellular data off overnight, so mindless refreshes don’t load. I also have a bedtime automation that starts an audiobook with a 15‑minute sleep timer and locks the phone into that one app with app pinning/Guided Access, so there’s nothing to scroll. When the book stops, I’m usually asleep; if not, the friction to get back online is enough to break the loop.

I chased this for weeks and it turned out to be plain old radio interference. Bluetooth and 2.4 GHz Wi Fi fight each other, plus USB 3 gear can be noisy. I moved my PC Bluetooth antenna away from a USB 3 hub and an external drive, switched my router and Wi Fi adapter to 5 GHz only, and changed the 2.4 GHz channel to something less crowded. Also disabled USB selective suspend in the power plan and unchecked the power saving box on the Bluetooth adapter in Device Manager. Instant improvement. The dropouts stopped unless I was standing right next to a microwave.