And when it's so close , it's sometimes hard to figure out how to adjust it perfectly because , you know , we're already sleep deprived in our society and then you shift it by , you know , so it , it just , it all accumulates and it has no benefit . When you work at a major government organization , National Institute of Mental Health . Why don't we campaign for ?
I think 2022 should be the year that we abolish daylight saving for me , honestly . Well , it , well , also if it has a positive effect on the what is essentially an epidemic of mental health issues and other issues related to improper interactions with light that I think is , is a well worthwhile cause and , and we can explore . So for once we're going to fight with some with another , a common battle as to , I mean , the circadian people , honestly , you give them credit , have been trying for years to abolish daylight savings .
And that has been proven that is very bad . Like people have done studies that literally two areas close to each other and areas that were the whole year on daylight saving has much more problems even in cancer rates and depression . So you don't want to do that .
Uh , no , the circadian community has done an amazing job of figuring out what we need . And then the challenge of course , is making sure that people get what they need and making sure that at a societal level , we're not vaulting ourselves into the real , the biggest problem is that the late waking people , they think that really and I'm going to try to put it in a better way now they think , oh , because you're a morning person , you want to see the sun early . So you want me to suffer it dropping late .
But there's this cumulative effect on the clock and these uh three elements of your tripartite model , right ? The homeostatic sleep and the light direct effects on mood . And when it's so close , it's sometimes hard to figure out how to adjust it perfectly because , you know , we're already sleep deprived in our society and then you shift it by , you know , so it , it just , it all accumulates and it has no benefit .
