Oh, that extra 9 minutes. There is very little that can get me out of bed without hitting the snooze. Except for waking up late when I’m supposed to be at the airport or waking up at 2:00 AM to a fire alarm going off in our building, I always hit the snooze button. And I don’t mean I hit it once or twice. Three – four times per week, I am consistently guilty of hitting the snooze for at least an hour. Grant does the same – I’m confident our neighbor want to punch us both (fortunately he plays the guitar LOUDLY until 2:00 AM [until the fire alarm goes off] so we consider it even).
It is difficult to find reliable research about the ol’ snooze button (but there are a lot of blogs out there with strong opinions). I did find a NY Times article by Martica Heaner about snoozing which shares that, “Although scientists have not specifically tackled the question, sleep researchers agree that short bouts of sleep are far from ideal. The restorative value of rest is diminished, especially when the increments are short, said Dr. Edward Stepanski, who has studied sleep fragmentation at the
So, I’m adding this to my list. When I go to bed, I have the BEST of intentions – “At 5:30 AM I’m going to leap out of bed, go to the gym, and really take advantage of the morning hours!” Reality - “BEEP! BEEP! Snooze Snooze Snooze BEEP! BEEP! Snooze Snooze Snooze BEEP! BEEP! Snooze Snooze Snooze. You get the idea. My goal is to be snooze-button-free, by the end of 2011. If I’m going to sleep in, set my alarm according to that time (or not set it at all!). If I’m going to get up early, I’ll set the alarm and GET UP. This is an epic challenge for me. Let the games begin…
Hey Sims! Great blog--one strategy that worked for my friend who was also a serial snoozer was putting the alarm clock/phone on the other side of the room so they had to get out of bed to turn it off. It was easier to make yourself stay up when you are already out of bed so that cut down on the snooze button.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought....good luck!! :)
~Emily
PS when you come to the Outer Banks, make a swing through Charlotte and we can have lunch!
This will probably be harder than going vegan!! I'm definitely guilty of the snooze-for-an-hour game when I only set one alarm. I'm even more guilty of setting three alarms. If I want to get up at 9, I'll set alarms for 8:30, 8:45, and 9:00. Usually by 9:00 I've felt like I've had some snooze time and I'm not making myself get out of bed the second I wake up for the first time. Does this count as snoozing? Probably. But at least I'm up at the right time!
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