I love most things about fall: colorful leaves and picking pumpkins. Something I don’t love: setting our clocks back at the end of daylight saving time. I realize we “gain” an extra hour of sleep (well, those of us without small children); however, research shows that most of us actually lose sleep when we "fall back."
Daylight saving time began as a way to reduce use of electricity in the early 1900s, and is now criticized due to its impact on public health and safety. In 2020, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine released a statement in support of a national fixed year-round standard time, which “aligns best with human circadian biology and provides distinct benefits for public health and safety.”
