> One explanation could be that it's technically not "the first sunlight that hits you" in the chronological sense, but in relation to your own circadian rhythm
That would also be the case for regular jetlag, right? But if the sunset does have a strong influence on you, that could be one of the reason why you have more trouble with DST th…
> One explanation could be that it's technically not "the first sunlight that hits you" in the chronological sense, but in relation to your own circadian rhythm
That would also be the case for regular jetlag, right? But if the sunset does have a strong influence on you, that could be one of the reason why you have more trouble with DST than with jetlag.
I don't feel sunset influences me at all, I've always been most energetic and focused at night (similar to many night owls). I barely even notice DST (not that my sleep is very good anyway, I had a lot of problems with drifting sleep/waking time. I got it somewhat under control with time-release melatonin, and perhaps simply getting older).
Being energetic/focused at night doesn't mean sunset doesn't influence you. I'm the same way. It could just mean your rhythm means you get tired at sunset+4h instead of sunset+1h like an average person.
Could also be that it's something like the middle between sunrise (or really, first sun exposure) and sunset (or really, first darkness) averaged over a few days?
I'm not sure we know the exact mechanism or have enough granular data to say.
> One explanation could be that it's technically not "the first sunlight that hits you" in the chronological sense, but in relation to your own circadian rhythm
That would also be the case for regular jetlag, right? But if the sunset does have a strong influence on you, that could be one of the reason why you have more trouble with DST than with jetlag.
I don't feel sunset influences me at all, I've always been most energetic and focused at night (similar to many night owls). I barely even notice DST (not that my sleep is very good anyway, I had a lot of problems with drifting sleep/waking time. I got it somewhat under control with time-release melatonin, and perhaps simply getting older).
Being energetic/focused at night doesn't mean sunset doesn't influence you. I'm the same way. It could just mean your rhythm means you get tired at sunset+4h instead of sunset+1h like an average person.
Could also be that it's something like the middle between sunrise (or really, first sun exposure) and sunset (or really, first darkness) averaged over a few days?
I'm not sure we know the exact mechanism or have enough granular data to say.