re: Any snooze button junkies?

I have my alarm in my bathroom so I actually have to get up and walk to it to turn it off.

Ever seen one of those alarms that makes you do something?

For instance, there's one that has like 5 puzzle blocks that pop out and you have to collect them and put them back in to turn off the alarm.

I use the sleep cycle app. I sometimes end up knocking it off my bed and can't hear the alarm some mornings

I hit snooze every 5 minutes for about 20 minutes total every morning. I feel it eases me into getting out of bed. Can't break the habit.

It's just a regular alarm clock sound I guess. When I have to use my phone I pick the most annoying one I can find.

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Does it use movement to determine your REM cycles or something?

eta: so let's say I have to be up at 7:40a... What time do I set the alarm on that app?

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I have the sleep cycle app. It uses your breathing patterns to determing your sleep stage. If you want to be up at 7:40AM you set the 30 minute window to wake you up no later than 7:40. It will wake you up between 7:10 and 7:40 if you are in a light sleep pattern and @ 7:40 even if you are in a deep sleep pattern. It also gives you stats and after 5 nights makes graphs so you can better time you sleep. I get my best results if I get around 6.5 hours of sleep and it takes me ~15mins to fall asleep. So I try to get in bed 7 hours before I have to get up and usually wake up 10-15 minutes before the endtime which is nice because it has a snooze feature that lets you drift but never fall back asleep.

I wake up automatically at the 5 hr mark give or take 10 minutes no matter what. I can still function perfectly with 2 though. Weird, but true. I just don't need that much sleep

Best to just rip the bandaid off.

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Does that 9 extra minutes help you wake up more rested or something?!

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No but it helps me wake up gradually