Turn it Off! — Why I Hate Bright Lights

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I’m reading a book in my living room. It’s evening and I’m in my favourite armchair. I’m sipping a cold beer. A single lamp burns next to me emitting a soothing glow over the pages I’m reading. It’s quiet, and I’m totally at ease with myself, and the world around me.

Then my daughter comes in.

‘Don’t you want the lights on?’