At long last, one country is taking a stand and beginning to recognise that not being a morning person is something you're born with, something that's written into your DNA. Of course, I've known it all my life. If you operate better later in the day, that's who you are and you can't change it, just the same as you can't change a person's race or gender. In Denmark, the B-Society promotes the acknowledgement that this is a genetic difference and should be recognised by companies.
Beyond allowing employees to work when they are actually able to do so, the act of having flexible starting times for any given type of work has added socio-economic gains. For example, there would be less congestion on our roads and trains, eliminating the rush-hour and spreading it throughout sensible times of the day.
The faster world governments and companies can realise this, the better. As this BBC article explains, it is even possible to work to a 25-hour clock, which sounds like a fantastic idea! "If he is in at 10 today, it will be 11 tomorrow, then 12 - you can get the general idea."
I've always said that my natural body clock defaults to a longer day, and this could very well be the solution to that problem. You can also watch a video of this BBC article.
Needless to say, I will be joining the B-Society.
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It's odd because we have often spoken about this, and I truly believe my body clock is calibrated to a different planet. Well, this is all genetic proof, really. I wonder if it'll expand from Denmark and become world-wide? This is definitely my sort of thing...
Thinking about it further. Congestion will be reduced, thus public transport will be more reliable and less busy. Public transport services will make more money, instead of the burst of money in the morning. Crime levels will be lower due to people operating at various times of the day. The only thing I can't see working is when companies rely on multiple people to be in at the same time.
I've always defaulted to a 26 hour day myself :P
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