This article was originally published on March 30, 2022.
Let’s face it: Resetting our clocks twice a year is a bit of a chore and paves way for some confusion with how much sleep we could gain or lose. And in March 2022, the U.S. Senate proposed we put our clocks to rest with a bill called the Sunshine Protection Act that could make daylight saving time (DST) permanent year-round.
The concept of DST – or, the ritual of setting our clocks forward an hour in the spring, then back an hour in the fall – has been a subject of debate since its inception more than 100 years ago. And it all began in 1918 with an effort to conserve energy.
