Spotlight 5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight saving time Steve Calandrillo, University of Washington Mar 7, 2020 Mar 7, 2020 Updated Oct 23, 2020 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Never “spring forward” or “fall back” again. Pair Srinrat/Shutterstock.comkAmx? k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^H2<67@C6DE=2HC6G:6H]4@>^a__g^_`^E:>6\H6==\DA6?E\2?\64@?@>:4\2?2=JD:D\@7\52J=:89E\D2G:?8\E:>6\=68:D=2E:@?^Qm>J C6D62C49k^2m @? 52J=:89E D2G:?8 E:>6[ x 92G6 7@F?5 E92E p>6C:42?D 5@?’E =:<6 :E H96? r@?8C6DD >6DD6D H:E9 E96:C 4=@4<D]k^Am kAmx? 2? 677@CE E@ 2G@:5 E96 3:2??F2= 4=@4< DH:E49 :? DAC:?8 2?5 72==[ D@>6 H6==\:?E6?565 4C:E:4D @7 s$% 92G6 >256 E96 >:DE2<6 @7 DF886DE:?8 E92E E96 23@=:E:@? @7 s$% – 2?5 2 C6EFC? 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Health-med-fit 15 reasons we should get rid of daylight saving time By Kaitlin Miller, McClatchy-Tribune
Daylight saving time indeed disrupts sleep and health, research shows Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. next Sunday, Nov. 1, meaning clocks will be turned back an hour, leading to sleep problems for many people.
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Never “spring forward” or “fall back” again. Pair Srinrat/Shutterstock.com
