Trivia: Snooze!

• NeuroGirl
  February 29th, 2008 at 3:08 am

  I’m horrible with the snooze button… I ended up buying one of those alarm clocks that runs away from you so you have to chase it down to shut it off.

• sam
  February 29th, 2008 at 4:20 am

  Wow - I’m not in the majority. I don’t usually hit the snooze button, I just sleep through the alarm for 3 hours (no, I’m not joking or exaggerating).

• BikerRay
  February 29th, 2008 at 6:25 am

  Well, if you’re over 65, you’re likely retired and don’t have to get up anyway.

• ted
  February 29th, 2008 at 6:34 am

  Possibly the over-65 set has the alarm set a little later, as well.

• DanO
  February 29th, 2008 at 6:41 am

  i’ve never hit the snooze. when the alarm goes off, it’s time to get up. my girlfriend is the exact opposite though, and she wakes up one leg at a time.

• Tim Giachetti
  February 29th, 2008 at 7:14 am

  I was raised as a military brat, Dad was your alarm and you best get up.
  After I moved out I never used an alarm clock. Dads years of wake ups let me develop an ability to tell myself when to get up and I just did. I know it sounds weird, but, I was never late for work ever.

• NeuroGirl
  February 29th, 2008 at 7:32 am

  At 4:30AM with no sleep and a midterm at 8, the goal is to not fall asleep to begin with… seven years of this should be enough to take down a horse, let alone a human being. Being a full-time student and working full time killed my circadian rhythm. If I have time to brush my hair, it’s a good day

• Tempscire
  February 29th, 2008 at 8:02 am

  One of the reasons I enjoy not having a roommate is that I can hit the snooze button repeatedly over the course of an hour (or two, on some days) without feeling any guilt.

• Ali S.
  February 29th, 2008 at 8:06 am

  I’m absolutely terrible at this. I always hit the snooze button and realize I’m late for everything when I wake up feeling good then look at the clock flashing 1 o’clock. Then it’s a mad dash with a haphazard shower, horrible shave, a glass of milk and a piece of bread.

• PapaTango
  February 29th, 2008 at 10:17 am

  I agree. I for one hit the snooze button ~3-4x a morning. However, it’s a pattern I’ve developed as a college student, to have 2 alarms. One for gradually waking me up over a period of 15 minutes or so(alarm’ll sound every 5 minutes), and one loud oh-crap-purposes-only alarm, usually preventing me from oversleeping.

  My ex-roommate had an alarm clock that, when it went off, it would send this helicopter-propeller flying above and out into the room, and the only way it would turn off was to find that propeller and put it back. Nifty little thing.

• the lord
  February 29th, 2008 at 11:05 am

  ALARM CLOCKS KILL DREAMS!

• VonSkippy
  February 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

  Snooze buttons are for wussies. Alarm rings - GET UP. Such a simple concept soooo many people see to talk themselves into having problems with.

• sybann
  February 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pm

  I don’t use the alarm - my internal clock wakes me when it’s time to get up. I know… I suck. Heee.

• Tony LaRocca
  February 29th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  Trick I learned from a friend in the army - put the alarm clock on the other side of the room, so you have no choice but to get out of bed and turn it off. Now you’re up - might as well stay there.

• cybele
  February 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

  I hit it once. Mostly because I paid for a clock with a snooze button and I want to get my money’s worth.

• sam
  March 1st, 2008 at 5:56 am

  @Tony LaRocca:

  You have another choice in that situation: power through it and go back to sleep. I can do this with any alarm clock I’ve tried, and after three or so days it doesn’t even wake me up anymore.

• donna
  March 1st, 2008 at 3:27 pm

  Gee, vonskippy, the people who wake up gradually seem to be a lot more tolerant. ;^)

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