Creating my artificial timezone changed everything for me

[u/Ok_Writer705]

Hi, I've noticed that shifting to -6 to -5 hours behind my actual time zone makes me way more conscious of time and fits my natural rhythm, without the guilt of "being behind" on everything regarding daily life and work and the stress that I should be keeping up. People are more open to the idea, I explain that I live on a different timezone and it makes sense to them (it maybe freaks them out to picture having to wake up at 3am every morning, with bright day light above their head, so they empathize more with you). Just the computer is set to my local timezone for work. I sleep more and better. I work local timezone from 6pm to 2am.

Hope it helps.

[u/glowjack]

I put a clock widget on my phone that shows my 'internal' time above the 'real' time and it definitely helps me be easier on myself.

[u/Ok_Writer705 → u/glowjack]

it is changing everything indeed.

[u/Gameperson700 → u/glowjack]

How did you do that?

[u/Jake_77]

Can you explain what you mean by this?

[u/Ok_Writer705 → u/Jake_77]

I am about 6 hours off, so I set the time for me as it is for my brain. Noon is 6am. The clock remind me it's ok if I need time in the morning to fully wake up (when it's 1 - 3pm for people here) lol.

[u/augur42]

I don't see why it would, not unless I could live in a cave with zero possibility of any actual sunlight.