The return of daylight saving time means we spring forward this weekend, setting clocks an hour ahead and losing an hour of sleep.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The return of Daylight Saving Time means we spring forward this weekend, setting clocks an hour ahead and losing an hour of sleep. Some 55% of Americans report feeling tired after the time change. Preparing for the transition to daylight saving timeAt Franklin Clock Shop in Elmsford, owner Mahmood Ahmad said clock mechanics make it easier to spring forward than to fall back. 'Going forward is pretty easy as opposed to going backward,' Ahmad said.
There's a lot of talk about doing away with twice-yearly time changes, but for now they're a fact of life. 'So some people want to be able to adjust a little more easily. So what we actually recommend is if you go to bed about 15, 20 minutes earlier every night leading up, and wake up 15 to 20 minutes earlier, that way, come Saturday night into Sunday, when you spring ahead, you actually are on the new time, because you've done it gradually,' Harris said.
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