As Popular Mechanics reports, David Prerau, author of Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time, explains “there’s a big difference between the effects of the one-hour change from standard time to daylight saving time—those effects take place over a day, maybe up to three days—versus daylight saving time itself, which lasts eight months.” While those 2-3 days of shifting your internal and external clocks might be tough, the 8 months when you can reap the benefits of extended daylight will make it worth your while.
