28-hour days.
Posted: 25-10-2005 23:48
http://www.dbeat.com/28/
Though some 'facts' presented on this site are disputable, 28-hour days sound quite attractive to me.
(http://www.dbeat.com/28/benefit3.htm gives you a quick idea why. The whole site tries to make a point however, and it's not a lot to read).
So far, problems to me seemed to be:
- This would need an entire, or at least a substantial part of, society to change in order for it to work;
- Some industries might not be able to function properly, and create less profit, having to raise prices;
- Nineteen hours of being awake and nine hours to sleep seems insufficient considering 10 to 12 of those 19 hours will have been relevant to work (including travelling to work);
- More activity during the night creates a need for more energy to fuel articifial lighting;
- Man is by nature a diurnal creature, and our hormones agree. We would probably still feel sleepy working during the 'night', regardless of how much we slept (seeing as according to the chart displayed on the site about 3 sessions of sleep seem to largely take place during the daytime)
Still, reduced frequency of daily chores, long and sunny weekends, more time to sleep or spend free time, and the effective increase of hours 'being at work' but the decrease of hours spent travelling and times you'll have to go to work seem worth it to me!
Unfortunately though, due to non-conformity this will probably only be a possibility for people like writers, musicians, strippers, part-time workers and the workless ;p
Though some 'facts' presented on this site are disputable, 28-hour days sound quite attractive to me.
(http://www.dbeat.com/28/benefit3.htm gives you a quick idea why. The whole site tries to make a point however, and it's not a lot to read).
So far, problems to me seemed to be:
- This would need an entire, or at least a substantial part of, society to change in order for it to work;
- Some industries might not be able to function properly, and create less profit, having to raise prices;
- Nineteen hours of being awake and nine hours to sleep seems insufficient considering 10 to 12 of those 19 hours will have been relevant to work (including travelling to work);
- More activity during the night creates a need for more energy to fuel articifial lighting;
- Man is by nature a diurnal creature, and our hormones agree. We would probably still feel sleepy working during the 'night', regardless of how much we slept (seeing as according to the chart displayed on the site about 3 sessions of sleep seem to largely take place during the daytime)
Still, reduced frequency of daily chores, long and sunny weekends, more time to sleep or spend free time, and the effective increase of hours 'being at work' but the decrease of hours spent travelling and times you'll have to go to work seem worth it to me!
Unfortunately though, due to non-conformity this will probably only be a possibility for people like writers, musicians, strippers, part-time workers and the workless ;p
