Looking for people's thoughts on daylight savings time. Besides the economic effects, how do you feel about the impact on one's health? It never seemed to affect me till I got older. I definitely feel as if I'm out of rhythm after the shift.
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I agree with Arizona that it should be done away with. Definitely has a negative effects on people's health, especially those among us that live in high stress level job environments or have fast paced careers from what I've witnessed. Not sure if it's an old wives tale but it is said that heart attack rates go up day after 'time changes.' Amazing what just a single hour of sleep loss from what one's accustomed to can do apparently.
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It should be called Daylight Waste of Time (DWT).
It's known medically that rhythms are better if we stick to DST all year round.
Of course, it's nonsense. Where did it come from? Oh yeah, the government. Who'd a thunk.
Of course, it's nonsense. Where did it come from? Oh yeah, the government. Who'd a thunk.
In short, DST sucks.
There is strong evidence that it has negative health impacts on an individual and population level both acutely and chronically. Here is a summary: https://evidencebasedliving.human.cornell.edu/blog/the-health-effects-of-daylight-savings-time/
Further evidence:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.ingentaconnect.com
There is strong evidence that it has negative health impacts on an individual and population level both acutely and chronically. Here is a summary: https://evidencebasedliving.human.cornell.edu/blog/the-health-effects-of-daylight-savings-time/
Further evidence:
Measurable health effects associated with the daylight saving time shift - PubMed
The transition to daylight saving time (DST) is beneficial for energy conservation but at the same time it has been reported to increase the risk of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular problems. Here, we evaluate the effect of the DST shift on a whole spectrum of diseases-an analysis we hope will...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Daylight Savings Time Transitions and the Incidence Rate of Unipo...: Ingenta Connect
www.ingentaconnect.com
I wish we’d never “fall back” again. I hate it getting dark early, but I don’t care at all if it takes longer for the sun to come up in the morning.
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I find it amazing how passive people are towards it. They don't try to adjust their sleep schedules in anticipation of the change. It's no wonder that heart attacks, strokes, and other health issues skyrocket around DST (convenient excuse for vax deaths, too). I also find it hilarious that people think adjusting to DST just takes one day - maybe some people are lucky and have more flexible sleep/wake times, though.
Personally, despise it. I tend to only feel sleepy around 1am or later (no matter what I do, and trust me when I say I've tried everything), so when the clocks roll forward an hour, I am guaranteed to get 1 hour less of sleep unless my job does not start too early. The thing is, my system simply never adjusts, and I remain mindful of the effect of DST on my sleep, from March all the way through November. When DST ends and the clocks go back to normal, my sleep is much better (the one thing I enjoy about the winter).
I usually get around this by either asking my manager to start later, or taking remote jobs in different time zones. My entire job selection process is based around this.
Personally, despise it. I tend to only feel sleepy around 1am or later (no matter what I do, and trust me when I say I've tried everything), so when the clocks roll forward an hour, I am guaranteed to get 1 hour less of sleep unless my job does not start too early. The thing is, my system simply never adjusts, and I remain mindful of the effect of DST on my sleep, from March all the way through November. When DST ends and the clocks go back to normal, my sleep is much better (the one thing I enjoy about the winter).
I usually get around this by either asking my manager to start later, or taking remote jobs in different time zones. My entire job selection process is based around this.
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In Europe DST changes from Saturday to Sunday allowing us plebes to have a day of adjustment. I never really understood the need or case for DST, as i have seen several times that the savings are between minimal and non-existent.