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I didn't used to know people used snooze at all - it always seems so futile - you have two options (at least in my mind); alarm @ 8:00 --> get up at 8:00 al

I didn't used to know people used snooze at all - it always seems so futile - you have two options (at least in my mind); alarm @ 8:00 --> get up at 8:00 alarm @ 7:45 + snooze --> painfully lose 15 minutes of good quality sleep and hate every second of it. Why is that even a thing?

vonmoltke 14y ago
I have gotten to the point where the alarm going off and me hitting snooze actually integrates itself into my dreams such that I don't even realize I'm doing it until after I wake up.
fatbird 14y ago
Perhaps you're not like this, but I am: It's the best feeling in the world to go back to sleep. When I'm asleep I'm just sleeping; when I hit snooze, though, I get 30 seconds of "awwww yeeahhhhhhhhhhhh..." I don't use an alarm anymore because my sleep is so consistent and I don't have a morning role call, but when I did, it was awesome to be able to settle back in.
joshAg 14y ago
i set my alarm to snooze for 30 to 45 minutes, well really two 5 minute alarms 30 to 45 minutes apart. Without a first alarm I will sleep through the actual alarm every time.
MartinCron 14y ago
The sleep you get while you're "snoozing" is sleep that you're awake enough to enjoy. At least for me, anyway.
- mortenjorck 14y ago
  A paradox well-stated.
- majormajor 14y ago
  Yeah. It's almost like a drug.
  - firefoxman1 14y ago
    So true. I didn't even know why I used snooze until now. I actually password-protected my tablet with a very long password so I wouldn't use snooze, but I still did; I had to get to it!
- eckyptang 14y ago
  Hell yes. This is where all my ideas and inspiration come from. Its a place where lucidity is common. I actually keep a notepad and pen next to me in case so I don't forget it if its interesting when or wake up. Better than anything mind bending and more healthy too.
- Guzba 14y ago
  Such a great comment. You've improved my life.
sliverstorm 14y ago
This is why I use a radio alarm clock. I don't turn it off, because it isn't annoying, but it is harder to go back to sleep when there are human voices my brain starts paying attention to.
- BruceIV 14y ago
  I did this for a while, but I found out that listening to the radio in bed was pleasant, and I really wasn't incentivised to get up.
- jowiar 14y ago
  One trick I found with this is that some sort of "talk" radio, i.e. NPR, is a lot better than music. With music, I can sort of "background task" it, while processing talking requires some conscious effort.
- trhtrsh 14y ago
  Here's a bad idea: set your alarm clock to the classical music station.
masterzora 14y ago
Sleepy, waking-up me is not rational and wants to go back to sleep. Alarm's purpose is to wake up enough of rational me to make this happen. Optimally more-rested me would be more rational. Realistically, longer period of time dealing with annoying noise wakes me up more. Going to see if I can get myself off the snooze cycle starting tonight.
w1ntermute 14y ago
Same here, I don't think I've ever actually used snooze.

vonmoltke 14y ago

I have gotten to the point where the alarm going off and me hitting snooze actually integrates itself into my dreams such that I don't even realize I'm doing it until after I wake up.

fatbird 14y ago

Perhaps you're not like this, but I am: It's the best feeling in the world to go back to sleep. When I'm asleep I'm just sleeping; when I hit snooze, though, I get 30 seconds of "awwww yeeahhhhhhhhhhhh..." I don't use an alarm anymore because my sleep is so consistent and I don't have a morning role call, but when I did, it was awesome to be able to settle back in.

joshAg 14y ago

i set my alarm to snooze for 30 to 45 minutes, well really two 5 minute alarms 30 to 45 minutes apart. Without a first alarm I will sleep through the actual alarm every time.

MartinCron 14y ago

The sleep you get while you're "snoozing" is sleep that you're awake enough to enjoy. At least for me, anyway.

mortenjorck 14y ago
A paradox well-stated.
majormajor 14y ago
Yeah. It's almost like a drug.
- firefoxman1 14y ago
  So true. I didn't even know why I used snooze until now. I actually password-protected my tablet with a very long password so I wouldn't use snooze, but I still did; I had to get to it!
eckyptang 14y ago
Hell yes. This is where all my ideas and inspiration come from. Its a place where lucidity is common. I actually keep a notepad and pen next to me in case so I don't forget it if its interesting when or wake up. Better than anything mind bending and more healthy too.
Guzba 14y ago
Such a great comment. You've improved my life.

sliverstorm 14y ago

This is why I use a radio alarm clock. I don't turn it off, because it isn't annoying, but it is harder to go back to sleep when there are human voices my brain starts paying attention to.

BruceIV 14y ago
I did this for a while, but I found out that listening to the radio in bed was pleasant, and I really wasn't incentivised to get up.
jowiar 14y ago
One trick I found with this is that some sort of "talk" radio, i.e. NPR, is a lot better than music. With music, I can sort of "background task" it, while processing talking requires some conscious effort.
trhtrsh 14y ago
Here's a bad idea: set your alarm clock to the classical music station.

masterzora 14y ago

Sleepy, waking-up me is not rational and wants to go back to sleep. Alarm's purpose is to wake up enough of rational me to make this happen. Optimally more-rested me would be more rational. Realistically, longer period of time dealing with annoying noise wakes me up more. Going to see if I can get myself off the snooze cycle starting tonight.

w1ntermute 14y ago

Same here, I don't think I've ever actually used snooze.