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> Our internal clocks are most stable when morning light exposure occurs early in the day, This argues for continually adjusting our clocks throughout the year
by dave4420 2y ago
> Our internal clocks are most stable when morning light exposure occurs early in the day,
This argues for continually adjusting our clocks throughout the year, so that sunrise happens at a stable time of day, doesn’t it?
- claviska 2y agoI would imagine the subtle daily increase or decrease in daylight, even in extreme latitudes, is more natural and healthier than an immediate one hour shift in either direction.
- netsharc 2y agoHmm, instead of an hour shift, a 30-day shift of 2 minutes per day would be an interesting experiment. Hey why do I see so many raised pitchforks all of a sudden? Getting anything figured out would be a mess, obviously, if everything were synced up (from the clock on your grandma's kitchen wall up to the clock on say Air Force One) it'd be easier (hmm, I see even more pitchforks). Someone's daily meeting with overseas colleagues would be e.g. 9:56 today and 9:42 in a week's time. Another alternative would be 4x15 minutes jumps, every Sunday in a month.
- garaetjjte 2y agoApparently you're not alone: https://gregcochard.com/daylight-savings-time-smearing/ https://gregcochard.com/daylight-savings-time-smearing/
- BobaFloutist 2y agoCouldn't you hypothetically just do this for your own purposes? Write an app that moves your alarm time by two minutes a day and tells you when to go to bed? You would have to choose a wakeup time that was conducive to your work schedule, even when you're getting up an hour "late" (right before the time change), but maybe it would still be worth it?
- tedunangst 2y agoIf we simply adjust the clock back half an hour every month we can eliminate leap years.