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I wasn't arsed, but got a smart bulb in an offer and its in the hall light on a weekly timetable which had been excellent. Brighter and whiter in the morning, on in the afternoon then dimmed by bedtime. Never have to turn it on/off.
Wouldn't work in more irregular settings in the same way, but really good for this.
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I think having wireless switches would fix that - they're battery operated (which is an obvious shortfall, but they last fucking ages apparently) and you just need to stick them to a wall, or you can have TV remote style ones. Completely bonkers if the lights are reliant on wifi though.
Smart home stuff is the last thing I'd be arsed about. I'd much rather spend my time getting the more physical stuff right, floors, doors, windows etc compared to having lightbulbs I can fuck around with on my phone.