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diff --git a/src/blog/i-dont-believe-in-the-snooze-button.html b/src/blog/i-dont-believe-in-the-snooze-button.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2864769 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/blog/i-dont-believe-in-the-snooze-button.html @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +title: I Don't Believe in the Snooze Button +date: March 31, 2021 13:42 +--- +<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" — +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 — +set an alarm that gives you time for a real nap. +</p> |