As people in the United States prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time.
About one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21 percent who aren’t sure and 16 percent who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth.
