One day you wake up glad because you got an extra hour of sleep, and just six months later you wake up sad because you lost an hour of sleep. Twice a year, every year, we face a change in time construction and in our daily schedule, causing a dramatic shift in our regular routines. Daylight Savings is a controversial topic that has caused great uprising regarding its usefulness. Despite some of its benefits, the Daylight Savings time change is unnecessary due to its direct impact on society’s well being and it’s ineffective purpose. Although it once regarded as being useful, the modern day society has to endure its negative results. Health, in total, is considered the most important thing to people; however, human health is hindered by the time fluctuation. The spontaneous shift in time does not settle well with the body’s ritual processes and its “internal clock...does not adjust” (Source E). A good night's rest is possibly one of the best natural medications and allows the body to fully rejuvenate, and the time change infringes upon this. Sleep is so important in consideration to a person’s attitude towards their day and their performance because it sets their mood. Therefore, the time change’s effect on the human body does not comply with what is expected on a daily basis and further notions expelling the time change from the calendar. In addition, the time change takes a toll on energy consumption. Although it does reduce the electricity needed for light, it increases total energy usage by two to four …show more content…
Although we have all lived with it for an extended period of time and have adjusted, its negative outcomes outweigh any of it’s benefits. Therefore, the forthcoming generations should try to move past this outdated time system and focus on bettering themselves and their future, rather than reliving the