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03/12/2018

Spring Forward for Daylight Saving Time

Three reasons the DOT says we do this hated thing

Let’s be honest: With the advent of personal computers and smartphones, the burden of Daylight Saving Time is not as heavy as it once was. The clocks on most of our devices change themselves, and the flexibility of telecommuting offers at least some workers the option of working from home after losing that precious hour. (Side note: I might be late on Monday.)

Nevertheless, these technological leaps have not lessened society’s scorn for the dreaded biannual practice. Just this week, lawmakers in Florida voted to stay in Daylight Saving Time all year round, a move that, if approved, would make Florida the third state to enact some kind of DST exemption. (Hawaii and Arizona have one, too.) Meanwhile, the EU is reviewing its own clock-changing practice, with a majority in the European Parliament concluding that it just “isn’t worth it.”

There are also endless hot takes about why the time changes are annoying, not to mention mounting evidence to support the idea that abruptly messing with people’s sleep schedules is unhealthy and dangerous.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.

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