{"id":3702,"date":"2018-12-11T10:34:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T08:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenix-em.com\/mariyakoleva\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2018-11-05T22:28:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:28:03","slug":"daylight-saving-time-time-to-end-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenix-em.com\/mariyakoleva\/daylight-saving-time-time-to-end-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylight Saving Time – Time to End It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is time for a #ThoughtfulTuesday post. As we changed time again quite recently, I decided to write about this peculiar tradition and the idea that it will soon be discontinued.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The discussion has been on since the last time we changed to DST, a.k.a. summer time, in end-March. I strongly support the idea that we should stop switching back and fro, as the cost-efficiency of this process is not valid any longer. I doubt there’s any saving going on, and that was the main argument in favour of the switching between times. Yet, I understand that the majority of EU citizens would have the summer time stay constantly. How their vote was registered, I don’t know. I suppose there was some sort of survey which I missed. Let’s assume they represent a good enough sample to make the result valid. What does their choice show about them?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"First of all, let me remind you what the DST is. It means darker mornings, lighter evenings. Or, in other words – it gets light later in the morning and it gets dark later in the evening. I have several acquaintances who support the same notion – that we should stick to summer time. Their reasoning: you have more light after work and school. You can go for walks and, generally, you will not feel so oppressed by the winter mood if that’s the case. Surely, 1 hour won’t make much of a difference. Yet, people speak of it with a lot of ardour.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Why don’t they argue for lighter mornings, when we have to get up and start our days? I feel particularly despondent if it’s still dark outside when I get up. I start my day with the feeling that getting off bed is a torture, a punishment – in general, something to loathe. And, as most of us would agree, getting up doesn’t need any more negative associations to go with. It’s pretty unpleasant as it is.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So, to go back to my original point of wondering: what their choice speaks about these people. Obviously, they care more about the time after work than about the start of the day. Perhaps they don’t get up very early, so it doesn’t matter to them if the sky is dark. They can get up a little before noon, work in the afternoon, go for a walk in the early evening, and then party until the small hours. This and repeat. What are they? Not farm workers, for sure. Not medical workers either. Neither do they work at school. I have just mentioned three of the important professional fields on whose experts we depend to a large extent during our entire lives. Excluding school, perhaps.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And before this turns into a criticising post, I’ll share my true reason to side with the standard time, a.k.a. “normal” or “winter” time. I want to stick to this time because it’s the correct one from a scientific point of view. It’s the normal time, and I deeply believe we must embrace our normalcy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Does your country change between normal and summer time? Which time do you support?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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