The War Over Daylight Saving Time
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It’s that time of the year, when clocks become the subject of unusually heated debate. As far as hours go, the extra one that daylight saving time provides is a controversial one. At least a few Americans are such die-hard fans of DST that they choose to live on it all year round. Others are “standard-time stans,” as my colleague Katherine J. Wu calls herself. Whether you’re thrilled about getting more evening sun or wish this whole tradition would disappear, the below reading list has something for you.
On Daylight Saving
Rejoice in the End of Daylight Saving Time
By Katherine J. Wu
It’s the most wonderful day of the year!
The Family That Always Lives on Daylight Saving Time
By Olga Khazan
A new bill proposes making daylight saving time permanent. But for one family, it already is.
Overthrow the Tyranny of Morning People
By Tom Nichols
Leave the clocks alone.
Still Curious?
Changing clocks is annoying. The alternatives are too. In 2022, Joe Pinsker asked: Is making daylight saving time permanent the best option? Daylight saving is a trap: When people say they like the time change, what they really mean is that they like summer, Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright wrote in 2022.Other Diversions
The ultimate German philosophy for a happier life The nicest swamp on the internet Coaching is the new “asking your friends for help.”P.S.
Courtesy of Rachel F.I recently asked readers to share a photo of something that sparks their sense of awe in the world. “I live in a small village in the Burgundy region of France not far from the vineyards but nestled in a geologic fissure in the calcite plateau that is responsible for all those great wines,” Rachel F. writes. “Winter is a magical time of year.”
I’ll continue to feature your responses in the coming weeks.
— Isabel