I'm still a little confused because it's always later than I think it is. For example, the sun's position makes me think it's 4:00 pm, but it's already 5:00. It'll take me a while yet. I think it's interesting how, subconsciously, I estimate the time by the sun's position.
shareIf you move to Arizona, that won't be an issue.
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I lived in AZ for eight years. Did you hear that FL is thinking of staying on daylight time?
shareThat's because they're the Sunshine State.
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I hadn't heard that, but I think that's a great idea! Wish CA would do the same.
shareSame here. In my case, MN.
shareIt'd be great if the whole country just stayed on DLS time, as far as I'm concerned. It's kind of arbitrary anyway, isn't it? Days get shorter or longer throughout a year. Just think, we could have instead come up with a completely different and even more complicated standard of time!
shareI am always fully adjusted by the end of the first day. I've never understood why this throws people off for so long. I mean it's one hour people. I do know it gets worse and harder to adjust as you get older. I hear elderly people using the "recent" time change as their excuse for being run down like weeks and months later, and I'd love to say I don't find it hilarious, but I do.
shareI think some people like creating drama. It takes me a couple of weeks to readjust, but it's mainly about what time it is when the sun is wherever it is. The sleep thing? No big deal.
shareI did just think of something. I haven't drunk caffiene in more than 6 months and ever since I quit (after significant withdrawal had subsided) I have far fewer issues with things like this. My body is much more adaptable and stable energy-wise and the time change confusion about why the light is like it is at whatever time is gone completely. Caffeine is the worst thing that everybody does.
shareI avoid caffeine as much as possible since it gives me heart palpitations. Did you suffer rebound headaches when you got off the caffeine? I never paid much attention to how much caffeine I was ingesting until my doctor told me to eliminate it as much as possible. Except for the headaches I had no problem getting off it. I never noticed a difference when I was drinking beverages containing caffeine. It never kept me awake at night, it never gave me an energy boost or anything like that.
shareI had crazy headaches when I quit that only went away about a month later. It didn't seem like it was affecting my sleep until I quit and realized how much better it is now. I also used to have mad muscle tension that is basically gone. Drug addiction is like being under a spell, you can't see it until you're out
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No problems here...I own my clocks...they don't own meπ
shareNot yet. Like you, I'm used to estimating the time by the sun. The light is substantially different with just an hour's difference. For me it's always taken about a week or two to adapt.
shareAha. Thank you. I'm not the only one who does this.
shareIMO, if you're at all connected to nature or the outside, you can't help but do it. It's probably hardwired into us human types after all these many thousands of years.
shareI agree. It saddens me that so many people nowadays have so little knowledge or awareness of the world around them. Too plugged into their electronics, I guess.
shareI'm thinking that's it; too hooked into electronics to be connected enough with nature/the world around them. After all, the majority now have their phones with them at all times, 24/7, and actually panic to one degree or another if they forgot their phones, or misplaced them.
So many are glued to their screens, no matter where they are and what they're doing. It's kind of hard to be glued to a screen and be dialed into one's surroundings at the same time.
It's really sad, isn't it? I keep wondering if they'll ever wake up and realize what's going on around them. I'm not feeling very optimistic about it. π
shareIt is to me. I'll never forget seeing a young woman walking on a beautiful beach one day, completely immersed in her conversation, seemingly oblivious to the beauty surrounding her. This was maybe 10 years ago, and cell phones weren't quite the norm they are now. That visual has stuck with me.
I wonder if it's the same in Europe and other countries? Probably. It's just that those of us in the USA tend to take things to extremes. Nothing wrong with cell phones. They can be very helpful and useful, as we all know. But they're being overused, for sure, and there's a price tag attached to that.
"It's just that those of us in the USA tend to take things to extremes."
Boy, do I agree with this statement! It seems like everything is taken to the extreme here. Extreme sports, which, to me, equals very dangerous. Tattoos - a couple of small ones isn't good enough - let's do both arms, the chest, the back, even the face. Language in the media - why 'criticize' when you can 'slam' someone? I'm sure there are more examples but these came to mind first.