All The Reasons Why Changing Our Clocks Twice A Year For Daylight Saving Time Is A Terrible Idea

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00:00All the reasons why changing our clocks twice a year for daylight saving time is a terrible idea.

00:06Switching clocks twice a year faces criticism, with calls for the abolition of DST.

00:12Only a third of countries observe it, and Arizona and Hawaii abstain, highlighting inconsistency.

00:19DST disrupts sleep and increases the risk of heart attacks.

00:23Its societal impact and limited global adoption raise questions about its necessity,

00:28with critics arguing that the health risks outweigh the benefits and urging re-evaluation.

00:33The first, and perhaps biggest reason, is that it messes with everyone's sleep,

00:39which in turn leads to more heart attacks in the month of March as people are deprived of much-needed rest.

00:46Daylight saving time is also less natural.

00:49Standard time aligns with the body's circadian rhythm, regulated by morning sunlight,

00:55stabilizing internal clocks, aiding hormone production, alertness, and metabolism.

01:01Daylight saving time extends evening light, delays melatonin release, disrupts sleep,

01:07and affects biological functions, complicating sleep patterns.

01:11It also leads to more errors, injuries, and absenteeism in the workplace,

01:16a big jump in traffic accident deaths, and has a negative effect on our youth.

01:21Teenagers are the most sleep-deprived age group in the United States,

01:25mostly due to early school start times.

01:28Switching the clocks twice a year only makes that problem worse.

01:32That lack of sleep also leads to mental health issues,

01:36exacerbating existing conditions like depression.

01:39According to a recent Gallup poll,

01:41the majority of Americans say they are ready to do away with the practice.

01:44By contrast, 40% of U.S. adults say they are in favor of daylight saving time,

01:50while 6% are uncertain.

01:53The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time,

01:57which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't.

02:01Daylight saving time is inconvenient and very costly to our nation,

02:05Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social this past December.

02:09Yet here we are, again.