The Politics of Time
Every six months, our clocks shift — and so do our moods, sleep, and focus. But what if this isn’t just about time? What if it’s about power, profit, and our disconnection from nature?
Every spring and fall, millions of people groan, yawn, and reset their clocks. But beneath this ritual lies a deeper story — about biology, industry, and the quiet erosion of balance in modern life. The clock doesn’t just measure time; it measures how far we’ve drifted from nature and from each other.
In this thought-provoking video from InnerSelf.com, you’ll discover:
Why daylight saving time disrupts sleep, focus, and heart health.
How industrial culture trained us to force nature to meet our schedules.
What Indigenous wisdom teaches about living in sync with the sun.
The hidden political and social costs of chronic exhaustion.
Why scientists favor standard time — and how a 30-minute compromise could heal both health and harmony.
Practical steps to resynchronize your body, your home, and your peace of mind.
From Cold War efficiency to today’s “clock wars,” our obsession with productivity has weakened both our immune systems and our democracies. This video is a wake-up call — not from your alarm, but from your soul.
If this message resonates with you, please like, share, and subscribe for more weekly insights from InnerSelf.com. Comment below: Do you support permanent standard time, daylight time, or something in between? Let’s start a conversation about reclaiming time — for health, for community, and for democracy itself.
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Chapters
0:00 Natural Time and Circadian Health – by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
0:06 When the Clock Jumps, Our Bodies Do Not
0:34 The Culture of Industrial Urgency
0:50 Why We Keep Changing the Clock
1:18 The Modern Myth of Energy Savings
1:55 Evening Pleasure, Morning Debt
2:10 Convenience Wins, Health Loses
2:12 The Hidden Costs to Body and Mind
2:49 Sleep, Hormones, and the Drift of the Day
3:31 Social Costs of Daylight Saving
4:01 What Indigenous Wisdom Teaches About Time
4:19 Time as a Relationship, Not a Race
4:52 Respect the Cycles of Nature
5:09 Harmony Is Active, Not Passive
5:18 From Cold War to Clock Wars
5:52 When Urgency Became a Virtue
6:03 Exhaustion and Authoritarianism
6:25 A Tired Public Is Easier to Divide
6:31 How We Treat Time Shapes Democracy
6:37 Which Time Should Be Permanent
7:01 Science Favors Standard Time
7:31 Protecting Morning Light as a Public Good
7:50 A Humane 30-Minute Compromise
8:02 A Modest Proposal for Balance
8:33 Health and Joy Can Coexist
8:50 How to Re-Synchronize Your Life
9:06 The Power of Morning Light
9:42 Use the Seasons, Don’t Fight Them
10:04 Helping Children and Adults Adjust
10:28 Respect Your Body’s Signals
10:44 Freedom After Retirement and at Home
11:16 Living by Natural Time
11:45 Anchors for the Day – Light, Movement, Rest
12:10 The Broader Lesson – Time, Power, and Freedom
12:19 A Steadier Pulse for a Freer Society
12:23 InnerSelf Magazine Weekly Invitation
12:36 With New Attitudes Come New Possibilities
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