The Times They Are A’Changin’
If You’re a Scheduler, You Need to Know This about Daylight Savings Time
Today, I wished I had a dime for every time I heard someone bitch about the time change last weekend from Standard Time to Daylight savings time. Why on earth do we continue to disrupt the sleeping habits of everyone and their pets simply because Congress refuses to act? Well, never mind. There’s no good answer to that question.
Fortunately, I live in a smart country where there is no semiannual time-changing going on. We just happily exist in Central Standard Time all year round. And our time of day is always expressed as CST.
In the USA, only two states do not observe daylight savings time: Arizona (MST) and Hawaii (HST). All other states in the USA are currently in Daylight Savings Time for the warmer months — Eastern (EDT), Central (CDT), Mountain (MDT), and Pacific (PDT).
So, what’s the big deal?
Time management and scheduling in a globalized world demand a keen understanding of the differences between Daylight Saving Time (EDT) and Standard Time (EST), especially when scheduling meetings across different time zones. Accurate use of time zone abbreviations such as CDT and CST is crucial for avoiding confusion and ensuring effective communication.
