In connection with the home office, the time change can be an opportunity. (Photo: PR Image Factory / shutterstock)
Help. Time change again. We set the clock back on the morning of October 31st. Fortunately, it’s not so bad in autumn, the watch madness only gets really nasty in spring. And the time change in autumn has some advantages – after all, it is Central European Standard Time, i.e. the time that is roughly appropriate for our longitudes.
The time change is annoying. The changeover to summer time in spring makes daily routines difficult, people tired, children whimpering. Switching to wintertime acts like an excuse for the inconvenience of spring. Normal times here at last. At least, if everything shouldn’t be different overnight.
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The dispute about the normal
The ni saves energy cht, the changeover has been controversial for a number of years. The EU Parliament had actually decided to abolish them. States can decide for themselves which time they choose. Germany tends towards the more unnatural summer time than normal time. However, the subject has not yet been dealt with by the European Council and therefore it is still a long time. Great chaos is feared. However, the USA and Canada switch to different times – and even have multiple time zones. That too has not yet led to the collapse. So the chances are good.
Until further notice, however, we will change the clocks. People can take full advantage of the time change when they work flexibly or in the home office. But even those who drive to their companies can use the winter time for themselves if they know what the circumstances of time and climate do to the body.
First to the facts:
In autumn we set the clock back one hour. Eselsbrücke: Nature withdraws and we do that with the clock hands too. In concrete terms, this means: If you wake up regularly at 7 a.m. without an alarm clock and well rested, you do so at 6 a.m. If you are usually tired around 11 p.m., you are now at 10 p.m. Fortunately, the same applies to the children. For light this means: It is light earlier in the morning and dark earlier in the evening.
And that’s all very well. It is only uncomfortable when the body does not have time to adapt. Some factors to start the autumn days better:
Sleep as much as you want
Actually come People find it harder to get out of bed in the dark season. This is because there is no daylight. Even small amounts of the bluish morning light wake you up in the morning and get fit faster. By changing the time, the eyes get more light from one day to the next. The additional hour is therefore a grace period. You can invest part of the time saved in sleep, and part in starting the day more relaxed. And for all those who regularly sleep less than they would like to: Try and see if it works now. You would have time.
Is working, when you are awake and productive
People have natural highs and during the day Lows. Most people have a high in the morning, a low in the morning, then the eating coma and another high in the afternoon. Now simply continuing to work stubbornly according to the clock serves neither the work nor the feeling. Plan your days so that you align yourself with the biorhythm that you actually have. And if you were most productive between 8 and 10 a.m., then maybe you are now between 7 and 9. The main thing is that the work is done.
Build your sport into the day
The really mean thing about the time change in winter is that runs through the park are no longer possible after an early evening. At least for everyone who doesn’t want to walk in the dark or who can’t for safety reasons. The big advantage in the home office and for the self-employed: You can run or cycle during the day, whatever you like to do. If you go into the light during the day, you will fall asleep better in the evening. The sooner the better.
Defend yourself against evening meetings
Who the worst from the time change who wants to get out, meets in the evening at the company or sits long before the video conference. The screen light wakes you up, but driving back late makes you tired. If you want a gentler transition, you allow your body to come to rest in the evening in the first week and ask for exactly this.
The time change can best be used when people have the opportunity to work freely according to their personal energy level. Stubbornly insisting on fixed working hours will therefore not serve the work, it will damage it. The internal clock is not a fault in the human system that needs to be overcome. It is a factor that can be used for good work and pleasant working days.
