I'm from celtic bog-dwelling goblin stock, and that sky banshee is an unwelcome intrusion at any time of year.

If money were no object, it'd be an alternating Alaska to Tierra del Fuego lifestyle over here.

I've flown across continents so frequently that I barely notice even an eight hour change these days.
I'll admit a full twelve hours knocks me sideways on days 3-4 into the trip.
One hour is absolutely innocuous in my (lack of) daily routine.

With that definition, it is not earlier than usual, though the 8th is the earliest date on which a second Sunday in March can occur.

I have always believed that the clocks should go ahead on the third Friday of March at 3pm.

Still, better than a staggered 15 minute trip slightly forward each of the first 4 Fridays in March at 3 PM.