Post by @obvs@lemmy.world

2026-11-01 23:37 UTC

Yesterday I saw a video with a sleep expert. She said that human beings have a problem getting up until it’s light and that Daylight Saving Time can mess that up. I propose that AT THE VERY LEAST, during the winter, work days be one hour shorter, but with no decrease in pay, and that they start an hour later. This will allow people to have a proper amount of sleep, and to see the sun in the morning, to be better rested, and to see the sun at the end of the day.

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@HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2026-11-02 00:23

You should also go to bed when the Sun sets. you do that too, right?

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@merc@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-02 06:26

I propose that AT THE VERY LEAST, during the winter, work days be one hour shorter This isn’t something you “propose”, this is something you demand when negotiating your job offer. If you’re not an in-demand worker and can’t do that, then join a union and have the union demand it. Really, this whole daylight time / standard time debate is stupid. Solar noon should be at 12pm. Once you’ve fixed that, adjust other things. If in the summer people want more evening sun, then start work earlier. If in the winter they want more morning sun to make commutes safer, then start work later. It’s absolutely ridiculous to have the freedom to change work hours and clocks, and think that the reasonable thing to do is to change the clocks so noon isn’t at noon, rather than just change work hours.

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