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Why Standard Time Is Better for Your Body

Filed under: Clocks and History, Earth and Cosmos, Seasons and the Body, Time and Perception

Moving the clock forward defeats the one thing a clock is for. Standard time keeps it matched to the sun. The other way was already tried in 1974.

Filed under: A Year Clock, Clocks and History, Philosophy of Time, Seasons and the Body, Time and Perception

Modern time was optimized for synchronization, not inhabitation, which is why 'being present' is hard to do.

Filed under: A Year Clock, Earth and Cosmos, Philosophy of Time, Time and Perception

A year-long clock is the home version of the overview effect. The Present makes the year visible as a continuous shape, ambient on the wall.