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For people who still use clocks, it’s time to set them an hour ahead this weekend. Good luck getting them all synched.

Daylight saving time officially arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday, which will suddenly spring forward to 3 a.m., and will last through Nov. 3.

The negatives of losing an hour of sleep and later sunrises are balanced out by gaining an hour of sunlight in the evenings, with Sunday’s sunset in Chicago coming at 6:52 p.m.

Rhetoric has ramped up in recent years over abolishing the twice-yearly time changes, but lack of agreement over whether to adopt permanent Standard Time — preferred by sleep scientists — or permanent Daylight Saving (favored by economists) has stalled legislation at the national level.

Here are some tips from the Sleep Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on how to adjust to the time change:

— Go to sleep at your normal time Saturday.

— Head outdoors for some early morning sunlight Sunday. The bright light will help set your internal clock, which regulates sleep and alertness. Exposure to sunlight can provide a jolt throughout the week to help alleviate feelings of tiredness.

— Instead of sleeping in on Sunday to make up for the lost hour, try a 15- to 20-minute nap in the afternoon to feel refreshed. Treat yourself to short naps throughout the week.

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