1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Today's tip is about how to quit the snooze button. 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: When it comes to how we spend time, I think 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: the snooze button is one of the most unfortunate inventions 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: ever created. That's not because I think everyone should get 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: up at the crack of dawn to run marathons or 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: anything like that. I think snoozing is bad because I 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: love my sleep. I love deep dream inducing, brain restoring sleep. 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Sleeping in nine minute increments, on the other hand, is 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: the worst of all worlds. You're not getting up and 11 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: starting your day, but you're not enjoying deep sleep either. 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: That said, like many evil things, the snooze button is 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: very tempting. I'm not a big snoozer myself, partly because 14 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: I have a lot of young children. They don't come 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: with snooze buttons. But I've studied thousands of time logs 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: over the years, and i know a lot of people 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: hit snoos out of habit. It's not uncommon to spend 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: half an hour or more each weekday morning in this 19 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: half asleep state. That's too bad because hitting snooze repeatedly 20 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: amounts to starting each day with an argument that you're 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: going to lose. Eventually you are going to get out 22 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: of bed. It seems more efficient to just get up 23 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: once and be done with it. So if you'd like 24 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: to quit the snooze button habit, I've seen a few 25 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: things work for other people. My first suggestion is just 26 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: to be honest with yourself. Be honest about the time 27 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,919 Speaker 1: you intend to get out of bed. Rather than setting 28 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: your alarm for five am and then snoozing until six thirty, 29 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: such your alarm for six thirty. Do this even if 30 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: you have to be out at the door for work 31 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: ten minutes later. Yes, you'll be late, but in the 32 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: snoozing world you were late to In the non snoozing world, 33 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: you'll have gotten forty five more minutes of amazing sleep. Ideally, 34 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: that will make you well rested enough to solve whatever 35 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: problems your tardiness caused. Second, don't rely on willpower change 36 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: your environment. Instead, try getting an old fashioned alarm clock 37 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: that has to be physically reset, or even if you 38 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 1: plan to use your phone, put it on the other 39 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: side of your bedroom. By the time you're out of bed, 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Getting back in seems more consequential than just rolling over 41 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: You might even put a coffee maker in your room, 42 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: just like there are coffee makers in hotel rooms, and 43 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: program it to have a cut brood at the time 44 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: you wake up. Third, plan something fun for your morning. 45 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: We'll talk a lot about morning routines on before breakfast, 46 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: but I think the best way to think about it 47 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: is this. If you celebrate Christmas, you know that kids 48 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: don't hit snooze on Christmas morning. This past year, even 49 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: my eleven year old was out of bed at five am. 50 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: This is a child that I have to rouse with 51 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: some effort on weekdays at seven fifteen. Normally, he was 52 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: just so excited about the day to come. I know 53 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: every morning can't be a holiday, but what would make 54 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 1: you genuinely excited to get out of bed? Maybe it's 55 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: meeting a friend for a run, or getting some quiet 56 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: reading or writing time in before everyone else in your 57 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: family gets up. Excitement makes snoozing less tempting. And you 58 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: know what else makes snoozing less tempting, getting enough sleep. 59 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: The whole snooze button issue becomes less relevant if you 60 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: naturally wake up before your alarm. I promise it's not impossible. 61 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: In an upcoming episode, I'll share some tips for getting 62 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: to bed on time so you can wake up on 63 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: time ready to take on the world. In the meantime. 64 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 65 00:03:53,320 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: the most of our time. M Hey, everybody got a 66 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: tip or a question. 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