The (Circadian) Rhythm is Gonna Get You

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Am I the only one who always ends up feeling exhausted around this time of year when we revert from Daylight Saving Time?

I love the “fall back” because for one night I can pretend that I’m getting an extra hour of sleep, when in reality I’m just staying up one hour later.

But now that it gets dark at 5:00 (5:00!!), my body has yet to convince itself that it’s not actually night-time. My whole body feels affected by the darkness, and I feel lethargic, unproductive, and cranky as a result.

Any hints on snapping out of it without forking out the dough for one of those ridiculous fake-sunlight machines? Any readers in the Yukon?

Or Mole-people?

Comments

11-10-04 · 3:18 pm

Jared Christensen says:

I put a picture of Donald Rumsfeld on my desktop. Every time I feel sleepy, I look at that picture and BAM! I’m awake.
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11-10-04 · 3:31 pm

mcs says:

Can’t give you a hint John. All I can say it stinks driving to work when its dark and leaving when its dark. You know daylight happened, but you just didn’t see it.

11-10-04 · 9:16 pm

Erika says:

I grew up in Alaska, which isn’t ACTUALLY the Yukon, but it’s right next door. My first suggestion is to turn on all the lights you can - even just using a desk lamp will help. (I really don’t think our bodies are as fussy about the type of light as the full-spectrum lighting manufacturers would have us believe.)

My second suggestion is coffee, and plenty of it.

11-11-04 · 10:21 am

SPU says:

What you need to do is move back into your mother’s basement. Then you will eventually have no concept of night and day at all, and the daylight savings switch will have no effect on you. As well, you will lose any awareness of the weather, current events, or anything in the real world altogether. But, you will be fully immersed in the cyberworld, and can live a “happy” and “productive” life chatting on web forums and surfing pronography.

11-11-04 · 10:50 am

Robot Johnny says:

...pornography, you say?

3-13-06 · 5:08 pm

smith says:

switch will have no effect on you. As well, you will lose any awareness of the weather, current events, or anything in the real world altogether

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