If you snooze, you are not sleeping very well. Although it is common knowledge this is done to gain more time to rest, a study shows this is totally the opposite. The snooze button is not as good as you may think. Let’s find out what you should do to reach this condition.
Snooze button or, as everybody says, ‘5 more minutes…’
When most people wake up they may think, ‘I’m so tired, I’ll rest for 5 more minutes’. Then, those 5 minutes pass and you are still tired… how is that possible? Well, let me tell you that’s normal. According to doctor Ilene Rosen, you are lying yourself because you are not really having any rest. Let’s find out why!
This is because you were in REM sleep, when you’re resting the most, so you were interrupted in the most important phase of your sleep ang going back isn’t that easy and that’s why hitting the snooze isn’t that useful.
Stopping hitting the snooze is possible, here are 8 tips experts recommend you to have better habits and better sleeping results.
Setting your alarm clock time
Thanks to technology, apps can measure our sleeping time and wake us up in a less important phase. You can choose the range of time you want to be woken up, of course. Imagine you go to work every week from Monday to Friday at 8 o’clock and you want to wake up at around 6 or 7, so you just indicate this information on the app and it is ready to do its job.
Sounds matter
Some alarm clock sounds are too aggressive to wake you up, you don’t want to be woken up by shaking, right? This is the same, you need to use sound from nature or chill music are the perfect ones for this.
Light is your best friend
Light is an important aspect in our daily life and it will not be less in the sleep time. Natural light activates your brain to let it know you are awake so it’s crucial you let some light come through your window. If it isn’t possible, don’t worry, there are many options to artificially do it by beginning with a simulation of the color of the sunrise and changing it into a bright white color. We can even simulate sunrises now… Unbelievable!
Coffee? Cupcakes?
Smells are important if you are awake, but you feel like you can’t get out of your bed. Well, these smells will make you want to leave bed and have a nice breakfast. How would anyone resist a homemade breakfast? If this is not your thing, you could also use aromatic oils of your choice.
Get up!
I know some days you feel so tired that you can even feel your body is heavier than usual, but make an effort and get up! Standing up is another action to activate your body. For example, you can try and leave your phone far away from you so you have to get up to stop the alarm clock.
Commitment
Sometimes we just delay getting up because we are not going somewhere that it doesn’t mean an obligation, but this is the mindset we need to change. Make your events important, no matter if you are going for breakfast with your friend or if you are going to the gym. Every event will be important no!
Friends are the best alarm clock
In case you are no good friends with alarm clocks, you can rely on a close person. Try and find someone who speaks a lot, so when you wake up you won’t be able to go back to sleep. No more snooze modes around!
Sleeping feels better when…
You turn off your screens an hour before going to sleep, avoid caffeine and alcohol by the end of the day or wake up and go to bed at the same time everyday. I know these things sound cliche, but they work.
This is a sign for you to change habits and start getting all the benefits from sleeping. Hitting the snooze won’t be a problem anymore. Just have a go, you have nothing to lose!