If you’re living in the US (and not in Arizona, Guam,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, etc.) tonight’s the night you should set your clocks back
an hour. It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Daylight Saving Time. When we set
our clocks forward in the spring, the resulting lack of sleep causes an
increase in heart attacks, car accidents, workplace injuries, suicide, and even
miscarriages. To be completely fair, I’ve read that the extra hour of sleep we
get in the fall has been linked to a decrease in heart attacks. So maybe we
should all ditch DST and make a point of sleeping in. Of course, if there are
small children living in your house, that’s easier said than done. The wee ones
in my house are wide awake and loud at 7:00 every morning. I’m guessing the
only thing that will change about that is the wide awake and loud will happen
an hour earlier.
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