Time Lag
We've all heard about jet lag, that messed up, disconcerted thing that happens to our bodies after flying across time zones.It's been said that each time zone crossed equates to one day of recovery. For my constitution, that may be a bit generous.Though thinking back to when I frequently flew, I suspect that the more regularly one travels, the less the effect. Interestingly, flying west ("gaining" time) doesn't faze me as much; but the return trip ("losing" time) really sets me back.
A similar disturbance happens to me each time we switch from "normal" time to daylight-savings time (DST) and visa versa. I call this phenomenon "time lag. Read more>>
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6 年You are totally right. All of these are "time lags", just the amount of lag and direction differ. Curious how you respond to jet lag per se. A lot depends on time cues that surround you.