Daylight Saving Time: Early Birds vs. Night Owls
Can DST Enhance Your Productivity, Health and Wellness?
We’ve all heard the popular 17th century English phrase: “The early bird catches the worm.” But this is not necessarily true for everyone, especially in today’s 24/7 high-tech mobile, digital and virtual Information Age.
Therefore, ask yourself whether you’re a so-called “Early Bird” or a “Night Owl”? The answer to this seemingly innocuous question says a lot about how you approach the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST), which began today in the USA.
If you’re a proverbial night owl, like me, more daylight in the evening hours is beneficial. In fact, there are many practical reasons why more daylight makes good business sense in terms of increasing productivity and benefiting the overall health and well-being of employees.
In addition to the USA, about 70 countries are impacted by DST, according to TimeAndDate.com.
However, many sleep experts warn that changing the clocks, in general, can result in sleep deprivation by throwing off our internal body clocks and disrupting our circadian rhythms. This can be true whether we “spring forward” or “fall back.”
