Dusking is a trend aimed at helping people switch off at the end of the day. How does it work?

By Jenny Hall, Associate Professor in Tourism and Events, York St John University
Brendan Paddison, Professor of Tourism Geographies, York St John University

At the end of the day, as the sky begins to darken, many people instinctively retreat indoors, turn on the lights and miss the arrival of dusk.

A small but growing movement suggests people can benefit from doing the opposite: stepping outside and observing the slow transition from day to night. This practice, often described as “dusking”, involves watching the light start to disappear, noticing the changing colours of the sky, the emergence…

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