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The only bad thing about time changes is adapting to different sleeping hours. Since the change between standard time and DST does not come as a surprise, I do

The only bad thing about time changes is adapting to different sleeping hours. Since the change between standard time and DST does not come as a surprise, I do that slowly over the course of a month. When the change actually happens, I drop the hour of extra time I gained in the morning and be done with it. This might not apply to people with kids or living in confined living conditions with others who would be disturbed by someone waking earlier. Beside that, it is just a matter of foresight and preparedness. I felt like shite while I was still treating the time change like a flight between timezones (that is as happening suddenly). This is also why I take arguments about time changes from people who fly frequently not serious. It's not different from the jetlag that they subject themselves to willfully.

eru 6y ago
> The only bad thing about time changes is adapting to different sleeping hours. Cross time zone collaboration is made harder. Mostly, I am aware of the DST shenanigans in my local jurisdiction, but keeping track of other people's DST is an extra hassle. Just not mucking with the clocks is easier. > It's not different from the jetlag that they subject themselves to willfully. Just because you are willing to indulge in some pain to achieve some end, doesn't make the pain go away.
- another-dave 6y ago
  Wouldn't cross TZ collaboration be even harder of each individual business was possibly changing their operating hours though, especially if they ended up choosing different start/end dates
  - eru 6y ago
    Maybe. What I've seen in practice, is that when working in Australia we had recurring meetings set in California local time. So those moved around 2h during the year. When people change their hours, they usually tell you. When they change to DST, they just assume you know.

eru 6y ago

> The only bad thing about time changes is adapting to different sleeping hours. Cross time zone collaboration is made harder. Mostly, I am aware of the DST shenanigans in my local jurisdiction, but keeping track of other people's DST is an extra hassle. Just not mucking with the clocks is easier. > It's not different from the jetlag that they subject themselves to willfully. Just because you are willing to indulge in some pain to achieve some end, doesn't make the pain go away.

another-dave 6y ago
Wouldn't cross TZ collaboration be even harder of each individual business was possibly changing their operating hours though, especially if they ended up choosing different start/end dates
- eru 6y ago
  Maybe. What I've seen in practice, is that when working in Australia we had recurring meetings set in California local time. So those moved around 2h during the year. When people change their hours, they usually tell you. When they change to DST, they just assume you know.