You might be more sleepy, clumsy, and distracted after the clocks change for daylight saving time.
Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, when we set the clocks forward and lose one hour of sleep. And while the centuries-old practice allows us to enjoy the sunlight more , it messes with our wellbeing.
Driving becomes more dangerousIn January, a Current Biology study of 732,835 U.S. accidents from 1996 to 2017 found that fatal car accidents increased by 6 percent during the week of the time change, due to fatigue and driving in the dark. You might be distracted at workWatch your internet habits on the Monday after DST — that’s when people spend more time on Facebook, YouTube and ESPN, says a study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. These entertainment-based inquiries — dubbed “cyberloafing” by researchers — had “considerably” higher search volume on the Mondays after the time change.
Your heart attack risk risesThere’s a 24 percent increase in the number of heart attacks on the Monday after the clocks change, according to a study published in the BMJ journal Open Heart, compared to a 21 percent reduction on the Tuesday after we change the clocks back.
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