I’ve never used a snooze button. I’ve always figured if I could wait 9 more minutes to get up, then that’s when I’ll set my alarm for. Then I don’t have my sleep broken up – probably much like what Mrs. Wiz is thinking right now.
I have sometimes thought that it would be more satisfying to turn off an alarm clock by choking it (like that rooster) rather than merely tapping a button.
And my alarm clock is sneaky. You can reach over and hit the snooze, but to turn the alarm off, you have to push a much smaller button on the front, which is hard to see unless you’re already awake and sitting up
During fire season I had to get up 2 or3 hr early so what I did was put the clock in the biggest metal cooking pot we had with the lid on just out of reach.We were poor enough we still had a tin or something like that pot.
I never understood using the snooze button. It just means you have to wake up several times. I don’t even like waking up the first time! So why would I want to do it several times???
Recent studies say that we are best rested if we sleep some integral number of 45 minute sleep cycles. That doesn’t count awake time at all. If you sleep in past one of those cycles, you feel less rested than if you got up at the end of the last one. That’s why, if I can’t get another 45+ minutes in before my alarm goes off, I get up for the day. I usually wake up a half-hour or less before it goes off, in any case.
mischugenah about 10 years ago
I’ve had roommates who did that. They didn’t for long.
ratlum about 10 years ago
Somebody needs more sleep.
Sidrat about 10 years ago
10-15 minute maximum is plenty. If you need more than that, you need to go to sleep earlier, or a better mattress for a deeper sleep.
AKHenderson Premium Member about 10 years ago
The poultry snooze button is more fun. And it doubles as breakfast.
awgiedawgie Premium Member about 10 years ago
I’ve never used a snooze button. I’ve always figured if I could wait 9 more minutes to get up, then that’s when I’ll set my alarm for. Then I don’t have my sleep broken up – probably much like what Mrs. Wiz is thinking right now.
WCLamb about 10 years ago
Should you use the snooze button? No! And here’s why…http://www.wimp.com/snoozebutton/(a 2 minute video)
Kaputnik about 10 years ago
I have sometimes thought that it would be more satisfying to turn off an alarm clock by choking it (like that rooster) rather than merely tapping a button.
And my alarm clock is sneaky. You can reach over and hit the snooze, but to turn the alarm off, you have to push a much smaller button on the front, which is hard to see unless you’re already awake and sitting up
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 10 years ago
Spring ahead Wiz, it’s 8:00AM
ratlum about 10 years ago
During fire season I had to get up 2 or3 hr early so what I did was put the clock in the biggest metal cooking pot we had with the lid on just out of reach.We were poor enough we still had a tin or something like that pot.
The Fly Hunter about 10 years ago
I never understood using the snooze button. It just means you have to wake up several times. I don’t even like waking up the first time! So why would I want to do it several times???
Chris Sherlock about 10 years ago
Blanche, being the light sleeper that she is, has been wide awake since the first time the alarm went off.
Lamberger about 10 years ago
Recent studies say that we are best rested if we sleep some integral number of 45 minute sleep cycles. That doesn’t count awake time at all. If you sleep in past one of those cycles, you feel less rested than if you got up at the end of the last one. That’s why, if I can’t get another 45+ minutes in before my alarm goes off, I get up for the day. I usually wake up a half-hour or less before it goes off, in any case.
tent163phantoka about 10 years ago
I do this sometimes when I don’t have to get up, since I don’t set my alarm clock for later.