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"Exposure to morning sunlight"? When? While commuting to a closed workplace with artificial lighting, like the majority of the population does now? I'd rather
by Al-Khwarizmi 7y ago
"Exposure to morning sunlight"? When? While commuting to a closed workplace with artificial lighting, like the majority of the population does now?
I'd rather have exposure to sunlight after work, when I can actually, you know, be outside and receive it, rather than be in closed spaces during practically all the sunlit hours.
As for the kids, there is strong evidence than being actually outside receiving sunlight is good for, e.g. preventing myopia. So it's also better for them to have sunlight after school so they can play in the park under the sun, than have it while they're at a closed space. Apart from the fact that they prefer it that way.
PS: I'm not from Canada, but there is a similar debate in my country, and I strongly prefer permanent DST. Actually, according to polls, a considerable majority of the population does, but they still want to set permanent non-DST time. Fortunately I have a flexible work schedule so I guess I'll just wake up at 6 instead of 7 but still, the change will have an impact on my family.
- throw0101a 7y agoSome peer-reviewed scientific literature: * https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0748730419854197 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/07487304198541... * https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00944/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.0094...
- varjag 7y agoI'm in Norway and really appreciate every extra minute of sunlight in the autumn. When commuting, dropping off the kid to school, walking through a frosty parking lot to the office building, and taking the first cup of coffee with glimpse of sun in the window. It makes the workday morning a lot more tolerable.