I am SO not looking forward to the end of Daylight Saving Time next Sunday. I was a Morning Dove when younger, but I'm a Night Owl now. These days I get up later. I spent 35 years getting up at 5 am to get ready to commute to work (45-60 minutes away) and I grew to hate it. After I retired 16 years ago, I expected to sleep late for a few months to "catch up". I haven't caught up yet! Getting up at 10 am is routine now. 😁
So Daylight Saving Time means I have an extra hour in my day outside when there aren't as many of them as for earlier-risers. Standard time means that by the time I shower, dress, and eat lunch (while reading the newspaper), it's Noon. Having it get dark at 6 pm is bad enough. Come Sunday, it will be 5 pm.
5 hours of daytime... I can barely get an outdoor project started before it starts to get dark. It is actually worse than that. The huge old trees on the west side of the yard (in my neighbor's yard, so I can't do anything about them) make it darker even before sunset.
When I was still working, Standard Time meant that, for Dec/Jan/Feb, I left home in the dark and returned in the dark. I could only do outside stuff on weekends. Not that there was a lot to do outside in Winter, but you might be surprised. Winter is the best pruning season and I have a lot of specimen trees and shrubs. There is compost in the bins to be turned over for faster breakdown. It is a good time to attack weeds in the flowerbeds. There are tools to be cleaned and sharpened. And even doing work inside feels different; when it is dark outside, it feels harder to do useful work inside. I feel like I am awake in the middle of the night doing work. I need all the lights on (I do thank the inventor of LED bulbs for making that MUCH cheaper).
There was some discussion (here in the US) about just making Daylight Saving Time "Standard Time". I supported that very much, but nothing seems to have come of it. The Senate passed a bill supporting that (effective next year), but I don't think the House did.
I understand the reasons why Daylight Saving Time exists. I also understand the reasons why some objected to it and want the current bi-annual change to continue. And I know some people want Standard time to be in effect year-round.
But I sure would like it if we decided to make Daylight Saving Time become "Standard Time"!