Books reflect ambient light. Monitor brightness should be set to a similar light level. You can hold a book next to the display and adjust accordingly.

That's an unreasonable ask. I'm not gonna fiddle with the brightness of my monitor throughout the day, thanks

If you control your ambient lighting or use automatic adjustment, you don’t have to.

I can count on one hand the number of monitors I've seen with auto brightness. The number of monitors with acceptable and non distracting auto brightness is zero.

I mean, if you have a modern digital display you might be able to change the brightness through the DDC/CI protocol and a simple app or extension, available in every much every OS. With a keyboard shortcut or two clicks you change it. Fiddle with monitor settings is painful, but that protocol is a godsend. Even one of my cheapest 13 years old monitor supports it.

> Books reflect ambient light.

Thanks! I always wondered how books worked.