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Originally Posted by MarkusL  Setting up the alarm clock 1-hr early so when it rings I get to check the time and it will be 1-hr too early to get up making me hit the snooze button and go back to sleep for another hour . Stretching and then turning on the Ipod while playing an upbeat music. I've been doing this for the past year and it works better than coffee. |
That sounds like one of the worst morning rituals to me. I used to do a lot of snoozing too before, and my girlfriend loves the snooze button too, but since this summer it's banned, along with coffee.
When I did the "early alarm+snooze button"-trick I'd usually be more awake when the alarm first sounded than after snoozing for 30-60 minutes...
Coffee is even worse, that really messes up the day rhythm.
Now I just let the alarm tune play it's tune and then get up (gives me about a minute). It can be painful there and then, but it's worth it; more quality sleep. After that it's right in the shower, making breakfast and watching the morning news before going to work/school.
The snooze button is evil!