I installed one of the opensource alarm app that requires extra effort to disable (my app makes me scan specific code from tea packet in the kitchen). I can “snooze” it up to ~3 times, but then I have to stand up and disable it (or sleep poorly with this noise—this is a common failure mode; it is not that common).
Pros: I wake up more energized, and it feels less painful. In addition, I wake up the right time more often. Cons: Sometimes I still can’t wake up. It relies heavily on motivation. In other words, it didn’t turn me into “wake-up machine”.
Also setting my favorite music to it was not a mistake: after ~6 months of using it as alarm sound, it didn’t become worse or something (maybe a bit more boring).
I installed one of the opensource alarm app that requires extra effort to disable (my app makes me scan specific code from tea packet in the kitchen). I can “snooze” it up to ~3 times, but then I have to stand up and disable it (or sleep poorly with this noise—this is a common failure mode; it is not that common).
Pros: I wake up more energized, and it feels less painful. In addition, I wake up the right time more often.
Cons: Sometimes I still can’t wake up. It relies heavily on motivation. In other words, it didn’t turn me into “wake-up machine”.
Also setting my favorite music to it was not a mistake: after ~6 months of using it as alarm sound, it didn’t become worse or something (maybe a bit more boring).