Daylight saving time ends soon – here’s why shorter days could work in your favor

MACON, Ga. — The end of daylight saving time is in two months , and the shorter days could actually work in your favor.

The earlier sunsets will begin Nov. 2, and the shortage of daylight might not be all bad– if you’re ready for it.

Johns Hopkins says that later sunsets in spring and summer are actually disruptive to our natural rhythms , so earlier sunsets could leave you more energized when you know how to take advantage of them.

“We function best when our sleep-wake cycle follows the sun,” Dr. Adam Spira, mental health professor at Johns Hopkins says. “We get sleepy, due in part to melatonin release, when it gets dark.”

Spira says more hours of evening light can make it harder to fall asleep and lowers sleep quality. Because of this, an earlier sunset is actually better for our