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+title: I Don't Believe in the Snooze Button
+date: March 31, 2021 13:42
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+<p>
+I never understood the purpose of a snooze button. The default behavior, on both
+physical alarm clocks and now on phone apps, is to give you 5-10 minutes before
+the alarm sounds again. Supposedly to give you a time for a "snooze" &mdash;
+meaning a short sleep, a nap.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+But "sleeping" for 5 minutes, after already having been awoken by a loud alarm,
+is useless, at least in my experience. If I have 5 minutes left before I know
+the alarm will sound again, I'll a) not have time to actually fall asleep again,
+b) spend the whole time angry at the alarm knowing it will start buzzing again
+any second now. Any difference in grogginess between getting up immediately and
+after the 5 minutes would be insignificant, so might as well get up without the
+snooze.
+</p>
+
+<h3>How I snooze</h3>
+
+<p>
+The above is not to say that I'm the perfect human who is always able to wake up
+full of energy no matter how early my alarm is set. But instead of torturing
+myself with 5 minute fragments of back-and-forth between trying to force myself
+to pass out and a blaring alarm, I take an actual nap.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+If I wake up sleep deprived and I know I can delay my morning by at least half
+an hour (or maybe skip whatever first commitment I had, assuming it's lower
+priority than me not being a zombie all day), I'll set a fresh alarm half an
+hour (or more if I'm more groggy and have a wider margin available) ahead. That
+is usually enough time to actually fall asleep and actually start the day with a
+clearer mind.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The most baffling use of a snooze button to me is people saying that it's normal
+for them to wake up after hitting "snooze" several times. If you're able to stay
+in bed for several snooze button hits without missing any absolutely critical
+scheduled events, you should forget the snooze button and do what I do &mdash;
+set an alarm that gives you time for a real nap.
+</p>