# What’s Worse Than Setting Clocks Back? Permanent Daylight Savings Time! ⏰

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**Created:** [November 3, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-s-worse-than-setting-clocks-back-permanent-daylight-savings-time/294980 "2024-11-03T09:53:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-s-worse-than-setting-clocks-back-permanent-daylight-savings-time/294980/1 "2024-11-03T09:53:37Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Twice-Yearly Clock Changes**  
Millions of people in the U.S. and other regions will adjust their clocks back an hour, renewing discussions about ending this practice.

2. **Health Risks**  
Experts emphasize that the biannual time changes negatively affect health and safety, but warn that permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST) could be worse than the current system.

3. **Preference for Standard Time**  
Research suggests that maintaining permanent standard time is healthier, as waking naturally with the sun is preferable to relying on alarm clocks.

4. **Regional Variations**  
Florida experiences fewer negative effects from DST compared to northern states like Minnesota, where more morning darkness impacts residents.

5. **Legislative Landscape**  
While Oklahoma has passed a law for permanent DST pending federal approval, other states are also moving towards year-round DST if authorized by Congress.

**Read more at:** [USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/02/daylight-saving-time-state-laws/75914727007/)