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How daylight saving time changes affect you and what you can do about it
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How daylight saving time changes affect you and what you can do about it

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·LAURAN NEERGAARD·about 10 hours ago
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An extra hour of sleep is on the way for most Americans, though the “fall back” to standard time will bring darker afternoons, too.

One tip: Try to get outside for some morning sun — it’ll help your body clock reset faster.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 14, when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.

There’s a lot of grumbling about the twice-a-year time changes. An AP-NORC poll last year found that only 12% of American adults were in favor of it, while almost half opposed it. Lawmakers in Washington took up the issue yet again over the summer.

People often find the spring switch harder, losing that hour of sleep we allegedly recover in the fall.…

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