Daylight Savings - Mind Trick or Real Savings?

Spring forward.  So it will be darker in the morning but stay lighter later.   

All we did was shift the light, not extend it or save it. 

There are still 24 hours in each day.   And we still slept 8 hours last night.  Even if the clock when we woke up says we woke up an hour later.   It was still 8 hours.  If you went to bed at midnight and woke up at 9:00, it is still only 8 hours.  You are not more rested or less rested because the numbers on the clock reflect a different time.  

 I found an article on National Geographic that states that we really aren’t saving any energy by shifting the daylight.  That was the original notion by Ben Franklin oodles of years ago.  And it was again the notion when we extended the amount of months that we live under the premise of daylight savings.   

Yes, it is lighter longer, but now we are waking up in darkness again, so we are using the energy in the morning instead of the evening.  Wash out.  

I am not complaining.  I’ve learned to live with it.  I’m just saying, using the word “savings” is a marketing gimmick.  Still 24/7/365.  No matter how you tick off the minutes of the clock and if your lights are on while you are watching the minute hand.  

Don’t be late for work tomorrow!