[viral_krieger]

>If I do set an alarm, I usually set two: one to remind me that I'm alive. The second to remind me that I have to get up. The first is normally set an hour beforehand, while the latter is an alarm set around a half hour before I have to actually wake up to let me know: Seriously, get up.

Would you benefit from an extra half an hour of uninterrupted sleep instead of setting two alarms? I find myself worse off in the morning if when I set two alarms an hour apart rather than setting a single alarm.

[mattbgates]

I need the first and second alarm because if I don't set 2 alarms, I'll actually turn off whatever alarm there is and go right back to sleep. The second one tends to serve as a warning and I might hit snooze once, but that's all that is necessary, usually. I've set one alarm and slept right through it. I guess its a reminder to me to take life more seriously on the second one.

[jungletek]

I use an alarm clock app on my phone (I Can't Wake Up!) which has an option to force me to complete small tasks (simple math problems in my case) to ensure I'm awake enough so that I don't turn off the alarm and go right back to sleep.

[throwfast1]

this is a severe issue, I can wake up at 5am strictly when I am pressured to, but when there is no pressure and I can 'get the work done anytime' I end up getting up much later and sometimes snoozing ever 5 minutes for an hour +.

I say sometimes that I need pressure because thats when I thrive.. I'm not sure how to artificially create that pressure