I literally just did this before I noticed this thread!
So, in iOS 13, the shortcut apps allow you to run automation on various iOS events and one of them is snoozing an alarm. So in the shortcuts app I have it set to make an API call to the Webhooks trigger of IFTTT, which them flips 50p into a pot I have called “Snoozer”.
Sure I get that you should wake up naturally (although we as humans are actually better off having two sleep sessions comprising roughly 4 hours each from what I have read/seen). But if I would naturally sleep for 10-12 hours, that makes life a little more complicated with work commitments.
The two sleep period thang is conjecture - but if it works for you go for it.
If you would sleep for 10-12 hours, your body is telling you it needs that sleep. Do it for a few days and you should find that you catch up and then your will sleep for a more normal 7-9 hours, waking up naturally.
But if an alarm works for me - what is the problem? I’ve tried to get into a sleep cycle and tended to at university oversleep after weeks of not setting an alarm .
I’ve never felt overly tired, weak or needing sleep during a day when I wake up with an alarm. I use the snooze button because I love to sleep
Sorry, not intending to drive you to do something you don’t want to!
My partner has to get up at 5:30 for work. Driving me nuts, I’d normally sleep and wake naturally at about 7, fall into the shower and get to work on time.
I have one of those alarm clocks that gradually get brighter (like a sunrise) and then goes to playing some music that slowly gets louder. That’s supposed to help you wake up gently instead of the sudden loud alarm that shocks you awake.
I must admit towards the end of the week I do start waking up just before my alarm but I could never be trusted to wake up naturally. Especially since it all goes out the window at the weekend when I don’t have work
I used to have one of those alarm clocks that runs off and hides when it goes off. Never get one of them if you are a snoozer. Talk about waking up in a bad mood.