In the past, I've shared videos and articles that have explained how ridiculous time shifting is in our modern-day society, so today I'm going to talk about my new system to handle it.
There is one statistic I do need to mention: There are a lot more accidents the first week of Daylight Saving Time. They already drive like they're insane in Atlanta, so this is particularly concerning for me. I remember several accidents a couple of years ago that left the freeway at a standstill for my commute home. In 2019, I formulated a strategy, though, and it worked really well. I did it again this year.
One week of vacation.
Instead of waking up on Monday in zombie condition, I got to sleep in. Instead of driving on the freeways with other zombies who believe they are either better drivers than they really are or believe they are immortal, I puttered my way to the kitchen for a coffee. Instead of pumping massive amounts of caffeine to stay upright, I sat down and worked on my story.
Last year was the first time I tried this and it was sublime. I adjusted to the time change without the tyranny of the alarm. There's still some residual issues even the second week after DST kicks in, but it's much less severe.
Either today or tomorrow, I'll wander out to get my car serviced, and later this week, I'll have to do some grocery shopping, but those are the only things I plan to leave the house to do. Bliss.
