10 reasons why daylight saving time is really the best
Losing an hour of sleep is a fair trade for all the benefits of daylight saving time.
It's hard to chat with an extra hour from sunlight at the end of the day. But while we get lighter evenings after the front of the watchmaking, the sparkle of daylight is still confronted with its fair share of criticism: the most important complaint, of course, it is That it costs us an hour of precious sleep. Although many of us moan to the thought of the change of time, there are a number of benefits from the daylight that most people do not even think. Read it and go to summer time with a fresh and positive view.
1 It's better for the economy.
How can youGet more Americans? Give them an extra hour from sunlight!Michael Downing, author ofForward, RecountNPR May Americans are more willing to spend their money purchases when they "have an hour of sun after work". He stated that retail stores are a huge promoter of daylight, and that the golf industry has even tried to persuade the Congress to give an extra month of DST because it "worth $ 200 million dollars In additional sales of golf clubs and Grest fees ", while the barbecue industry stated that it was worth $ 100 million in additional grills and charcoal briquettes. "
2 This allows more people to take the time to catch the sunrise.
The sparkle of daylight is not just moving the sunset later, it also goes up the sunrise. For all your night owls, that means you could finally have a chance to catch the sunrise and to increase your well-being! According to a noticeable study of 2003 published in thePsychosomatic Research Journal, wake up compared to sunrise effectively decreases the chance of a person's depression person. It is therefore not surprising that the authors of the study recommend that daylight daylight daylight daylight daylight.
3 This leads to less car accident dead.
When it comes to avoiding automotive accidents, day saving time is on your side. According to a major study of 2004 published inAccident Analysis and PreventionA full year of DST would reduce passenger deaths by 3% and pedestrian deaths by a 13% decrease. Why? According to another 2006 study of the OFT-cited published inPrevention of woundsThe answer is simple: "a disproportionate number of fatal injuries occurs after dark."
4 It's light when you leave the job.
Do you like to leave the office for the day only to meet you in oppressive darkness? Probably not. Fortunately, when the day savings time starts, you get aAdditional time of daylight In the afternoon, which means that unless you work in the night shift, you probably live at least an hour or two of the sun after leaving the job, depending on your location. How do you spend this time, of course, it's yours - but you can be happy to know you have it!
5 This saves electricity.
According to a study conducted by theMinistry of EnergyThe day saving time has decreased annual electricity consumption in the United States of about 0.03%. While this might notring As a lot, just power 100,000 households for a year, according toCharles Q. Choi written forAmerican scientist.
6 It puts more light on doubtful night owls.
Sorry, Night Owls: Apparently, you can not trust. According to a 2013 study inPersonality and individual differences, people with nocturnal habits are more likely to have personality traits included in the "dark triade", asnarcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellian.
Specifically, the researchers proposed that these people thrive at night taking "the advantage of weak light, limited surveillance and cognitive treatment reduced morning-like people." In other words, when the first birds get tired, the ramps of ravages have whispered. Fortunately, daylight summer time provides the rest of us with a thin layer of protection by prolonging sunlight later in the evenings, allowing an increase in "monitoring" of these negative types.
7 This helps reduce crime.
The eruption time of the day plays an important role in the fight against crime, according to a 2015 study published in theReview of the economy and statistics. In their estimates, the transition to more sun in the day causes a 7% decrease in flights, resulting in an annual saving of $ 59 million. Who needs a vigilant hidden when there is a dst?
8 It helps increase vitamin levels.
A pivotal study of 2008 published inEnvironmental Health OutlookI have shown that various benefits for the health of UV rays have been neglected in our precipitation to condemn excessive exhibition. In fact, excess UV rays represent only .1% of the global burden of disease, while their advantages - psychologically and physically are myriad. The best-known profit is the increase inVitamin D production.
9 He fights seasonal depression.
When winter rolling around, aestimated 10 million Americans who struggle with a seasonal emotional disorder (sad)have to deal with changing and lower moods. But it's not the snow that does it - it's the end of summer time. AsHISAHO Blair written for theNational Alliance on Mental IllnessMost scientists believe that SAD is caused by a "biochemical change in the brain, triggered by shorter days and reduces sunlight in winter". So when we take this extra hour in the fall, we do more harm than good.
10 It gives people what they want.
Done: Most peoplethinkThey want the day to be listening to day. According to a 2017 survey conducted byPut FinddaylightsavingTime.orgNearly 3 on 4 Americans want to ban the practice. Now it looks like an important majority, but these same respondents wantkeep The last sunset all year round. So basically they do not really want to end DST at all. They want it to continue forever.
Additional report of Kali Coleman.
