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Daylight Savings is next week! Yes, it’s that time yet again when we set our clocks forward (“spring forward”), which means mind + body adjustments, for at a minimum, a few days.
A quick brief historical overview and how wishy washy DLS has been over the years:
First, Benjamin Franklin, the Parisian whoremonger who had every STD you could possibly have, came up with DLS probably over a glass of warm beer. They say syphilis really messes with your mind.
1966 - Congress establishes the Uniform Time Act of 1966, creating a federal system of Uniform Daylight Savings Time throughout the USA starting the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October. States can opt out by exemption.
1974-1975 - Congress extends DLS in order to save energy during an energy crisis.
1986-2006 - DLS begins on the FIRST Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October. Coincidentally church attendance on these days was pretty low!
August 8, 2005 - “Curious” George W. Bush with his fuzzy math signs the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law extending DLS starting in 2007, from the SECOND Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
2007 - All of Indiana now observes DLS whereas only certain areas of the state did before.
Daylight Savings officially starts March 12 (at precisely 2 a.m.) - my grandfather used to tell people he would wake up exactly at 2 a.m. and do all his clock and watch settings - and we all (aside from Hawaii and Arizona) will lose an hour in our day. So, for a minute, think about the people who live in New Albany, Indiana but work in Louisville, Kentucky! And vice versa! That can really mess up your internal clock! Think if you have kids who have to be at school at a certain time in one time zone and be at work in another time zone. By what time zone would you set your car clock? I hear new cars automatically change time zones.
And, while losing only one hour of sleep doesn’t seem like much (especially when you don’t believe in the construct of time like the Salvador Dali), in reality it can cause quite a disruption and affect both our mental + physical health until our bodies adjust. Here are some stats on DLS (which begs the question of why we keep repeating the insanity, because apparently the only reason we keep doing this is for kids catching the bus in the cold, dark Autumn):
- According to the US Department of Labor and Mine Safety and Health Administration data, researchers studying industrial psych discovered workplace accidents spiked following DLS time changes every…single… March! The average worker lost at least 40 minutes of sleep…imagine 10% of your restful sleep lost as a new parent. For those engaged in jobs with a high level of attention to detail, sleep is vital. Sleep deprivation is linked to plummeting attention levels which most people would expect. So, for heavy machinery operators, surgeons, pharmacists, air traffic controllers (we are having near misses already on a daily basis, like alarming safety lapses), CPA’s and tax preparers (oh by the way Uncle Sugar wants to give all your money to Ukraine and the deadline is approaching, don’t forget to claim your Ukrainian or three as a dependent - Nikoli or Vulga are pretty common audit proof Eastern European names), attention to detail is crucial!
- Driving skills are affected! So think of Colorado where the air is thin in higher altitudes and people decide to augment said air deprivation with weed! Twenty years ago, Johns Hopkins and Stanford (by the way if you’ve never seen the Stanford Prison Experiment, grab your remote and watch it now - it will remind you of the mask mandates and group hysteria) dropped a 21-year study regarding fatal car crash data. What the researchers found was that there was a spike in crash deaths on the Monday following the switch to DLS time.
- Moodiness! Sleep disruptions can cause mood swings which lead to divorce. If you’re already feeling bouts of depression, anxiety, and mental exhaustion, a lack of sleep can greatly exacerbate this pain-body state.
- The spring forward sudden time change even has links to heart attacks and stroke (blood deprivation and blood leakage in the brain). A study from 2014 found that losing just one hour of sleep during spring DLS increased the risk of a heart attack on the following Monday by 24%. Ironically, gaining an extra hour of sleep in the fall time change led to a 21% lower risk of a heart attack!
My gift to you! Here are some Colorado Kimmie tips to help you transition smoothly:
- Grace. Go easy on yourself! Allot extra time evaluating your work tasks carefully.
- Avoid operating heavy equipment while drowsy. Your reaction times are greatly decreased. Don’t plan any lengthy road trips, for example.
- Consider gradually adjusting your sleep schedule in the days leading up to the time change. Just by going to bed 10-15 minutes earlier every night, your body has more time to adjust, as opposed to BAM hitting it suddenly!
- Accept that not everyone adjusts at the same pace as you! If you observe a coworker stressed or fatigued, tell them that they’re about to have massive layoffs. Just kidding! I’m making sure you’re still engaged and paying attention. You should encourage them to stop and take a break and grab some fresh air!
- Embrace naps! 20 minutes is the gold standard. Studies show if you go over you could feel even groggier or cranky. In other words, naps can have a diminishing effect! The Great Dane company which manufactures trailers allows their workers to stop and take periodic 20 minute naps. They know it helps increase productivity!
Love,
Kimmie
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