![]() For a lot of people, this makes it easier for them to do the morning commute. Like what it was done a century ago, this practice is done to make the most of the natural daylight. So, why is it still practiced today? Let’s take a look at its pros and cons. The thinking went that adding an hour of sunlight to the day promotes higher productivity, as people would work longer and would then have more time after the day to spend their money, though this is no longer the case in these modern times.Įver since the practice was first introduced, it has been a topic of debate. Americans started practicing the idea in the 19th century before electricity became mainstream, with the reasons behind it primarily rooting in economics, and not in energy conservation. In the US, people have been observing Daylight Saving Time for about a hundred years now. Proposed by New Zealander George Hudson, Daylight Saving (there’s no “s” at the end of Saving, by the way) requires places with summer to adjust their clocks forward 1 hour as spring begins and then adjust them back to standard time in the autumn. But when we leave our workplaces and it’s still dark outside…well, that’s another matter entirely. It seems like it that first November morning when we wake up with an extra hour of sleep behind us. Why do we do it? And is it really and truly a good idea? ![]() Why we have Daylight Saving Time - and why it’s controversialĪs we prepare to set the clocks back one hour this weekend, we thought it would be a good idea to review the whole Daylight Saving thing.
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