Every year Daylight Savings screws up millions of kids’ and families’ sleep schedules, all in the name of extending natural light for an outdated agrarian culture. Aside from that, it screws up many peoples’ understandings of the difference between “standard time” (e.g., PST) and “daylight time” (e.g., PDT).
Spring Ahead
- Generally over the summer
- This “begins” the daylight savings program, which is an unnatural change to the clocks
- Hence, we’re in “daylight time” (e.g., PDT)
Fall Back
- Generally over the winter
- This “ends” the daylight savings program and unnatural change to the clocks
- Hence, we’re back in “standard time” (e.g., PST)