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It's not any healthier to have to get up half an hour later in late November than in late October. Switch to Sunrise+N times for daily schedules (school, work..

It's not any healthier to have to get up half an hour later in late November than in late October. Switch to Sunrise+N times for daily schedules (school, work...) instead.

remotecool 7y ago
This time would change slowly on a daily basis and most people wouldn't remember or want to follow such a dynamic time schedule.
- lazyjones 7y ago
  They would love it once they got used to it. Times would be easy to follow using a smartphone / app. I wake up at the time I set in my phone and get reminders for all my appointments from my phone, it doesn't matter what the actual clock time is and how it is set.
  - remotecool 7y ago
    This is assuming a lot. What about low income people that don't have smartphones? I seriously doubt anyone would love time changes like this. If you want to make a schedule 6 months in advance, everything is shifted by a couple of hours.
  - yiyus 7y ago
    No, please, no. I already need my phone for way too many things. I do not know what system is better to deal with summer times, but I hope it's one that can work with simple clocks.
ipsi 7y ago
Just out of curiosity, how would that work north of the artic circle? I accept there aren't a lot of people up there, but they do exist. Plus, as another commentator pointed out, your schedule would drift daily, and I don't think I'd want to have to manage getting up at, say, 4:00 in the summer for a 5:00 start (~1.5 hours after dawn), and then slowly transitioning to getting up at 9:00 for a 10:00 start in winter. I, personally, would prefer something along the lines of scheduling half the day before solar noon and half the day after - it's not perfect, since in winter there's fewer daylight hours than working hours, but it feels like the best compromise.
- esotericn 7y ago
  Not only in the Arctic but also anywhere close. What do you do when the days are 5 hours long? It's dark at lunchtime? Pass.
- lazyjones 7y ago
  > how would that work north of the artic circle? Relative to some time set by the government for each day/place after they consult scientists. > I don't think I'd want to have to manage getting up at, say, 4:00 in the summer for a 5:00 start (~1.5 hours after dawn), and then slowly transitioning to getting up at 9:00 for a 10:00 start in winter. How do you manage that now (relative to sunrise) when your body seems to be more aware of day/night cycles than 24 hour rhythms?
tigershark 7y ago
So assuming N = 1 hour in the winter I should wake up at 9am and go to bed at 5pm? And in the summer I should wake up at 6.40 and go to bed at 22.20? No, thanks, I’d rather not.

It's not any healthier to have to get up half an hour later in late November than in late October. Switch to Sunrise+N times for daily schedules (school, work...) instead.

remotecool 7y ago

This time would change slowly on a daily basis and most people wouldn't remember or want to follow such a dynamic time schedule.

lazyjones 7y ago
They would love it once they got used to it. Times would be easy to follow using a smartphone / app. I wake up at the time I set in my phone and get reminders for all my appointments from my phone, it doesn't matter what the actual clock time is and how it is set.
- remotecool 7y ago
  This is assuming a lot. What about low income people that don't have smartphones? I seriously doubt anyone would love time changes like this. If you want to make a schedule 6 months in advance, everything is shifted by a couple of hours.
- yiyus 7y ago
  No, please, no. I already need my phone for way too many things. I do not know what system is better to deal with summer times, but I hope it's one that can work with simple clocks.

ipsi 7y ago

Just out of curiosity, how would that work north of the artic circle? I accept there aren't a lot of people up there, but they do exist. Plus, as another commentator pointed out, your schedule would drift daily, and I don't think I'd want to have to manage getting up at, say, 4:00 in the summer for a 5:00 start (~1.5 hours after dawn), and then slowly transitioning to getting up at 9:00 for a 10:00 start in winter. I, personally, would prefer something along the lines of scheduling half the day before solar noon and half the day after - it's not perfect, since in winter there's fewer daylight hours than working hours, but it feels like the best compromise.

esotericn 7y ago
Not only in the Arctic but also anywhere close. What do you do when the days are 5 hours long? It's dark at lunchtime? Pass.
lazyjones 7y ago
> how would that work north of the artic circle? Relative to some time set by the government for each day/place after they consult scientists. > I don't think I'd want to have to manage getting up at, say, 4:00 in the summer for a 5:00 start (~1.5 hours after dawn), and then slowly transitioning to getting up at 9:00 for a 10:00 start in winter. How do you manage that now (relative to sunrise) when your body seems to be more aware of day/night cycles than 24 hour rhythms?

tigershark 7y ago

So assuming N = 1 hour in the winter I should wake up at 9am and go to bed at 5pm? And in the summer I should wake up at 6.40 and go to bed at 22.20? No, thanks, I’d rather not.