Ep083: Saving Standard Time: Why It Is Better to Keep Time Natural - With Jay Pea

OVERVIEW

Growing up in China I never experienced time change, that is why it is very hard for me to adjust to this event when I moved to California for graduate school and eventually decided to live here. But why do we need to change clocks twice a year when we can stick to standard time? The argument of whether to abolish DST and promote standard time has been going on for a while now. There are studies showing the advantages and disadvantages of both and there are movements supporting each party.

For some people, the time change can be very difficult and can have a great effect on our health, work and especially on sleep. So just imagine adjusting our body clock twice a year. Is it really necessary to change our clocks? Or is it better to stop the confusion by ending daylight saving time and just stick to standard time?

In this week’s episode, I am very grateful to have the opportunity to interview Jay Pea. He is the founder of a non-profit organization Save Standard Time that aims to promote and support natural time. Jay will share with us the cons of daylight saving when it comes to our health and safety. He will tell us why it is always best to keep and use natural time. Tune in and find out more about the most precious thing in this world - TIME!

WHAT WILL WE LEARN

01:22 Jay Pea and his advocacy for saving standard time
03:11 What motivates Jay to promote and save standard time
05:28 Misinformation about daylight saving time
07:13 The benefits of keeping standard time
08:40 Daylight saving time: How it affects our economy, health, safety, and sleep quality
13:08 The days of changing the clock: Which clock do we keep
16:04 Standard time and its barrier
18:26 Sleep Protection Act: Why we need to protect our sleep
21:53 How Jay started his non-profit organization: Save Standard Time
25:05 People who support Standard Time: How Jay encourage people to support his advocacy
27:08 Know more about Jay’s website Save Standard Time
30:55 The number of people who prefer Standard Time over Daylight Saving Time
32:50 The real picture of Daylight Saving Time
34:19 Jay’s own struggle of the time change
37:48 Jay’s advice to the listeners on how to be more aware of the policy about the time change and how to be involved in their organization