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Snoozing, alarms, and getting up.
Most writing on this subject opens by telling you to stop. We find that unhelpful, and the research is more interesting than the advice — so here it is, with the studies linked and the disagreements left in.
Is it bad to set multiple alarms?
The advice is always “set one alarm”. Most people ignore it. Here is what the research actually found about multiple alarms — and how many you should set.
Read →How to stop hitting snooze (without relying on willpower)
Put the phone across the room, they say. Here is why that advice fails, and what to do instead if you want to get up on time without becoming a different person.
Read →The best alarm apps for heavy sleepers
An honest look at the alarm apps built for people who sleep through everything — what each one actually does, who it suits, and where it falls down.
Read →Alarmy alternatives: apps that wake you without punishing you
Alarmy makes you solve maths problems and photograph your sink. The alternatives — free ones, iPhone ones, open-source ones — and what each does differently.
Read →Why is the snooze button nine minutes?
The nine-minute snooze is an accident of 1950s clock gearing that every phone on earth still copies. Here is where it came from and why it stuck.
Read →Sleep inertia: why you wake up groggy, and how long it lasts
Sleep inertia is the fog between the alarm and being properly awake. What causes it, how long it really lasts, and why the stage you wake from matters most.
Read →iOS 26 lets you change the snooze length. What should you set it to?
iOS 26 finally allows a custom snooze duration on iPhone — anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes, per alarm. Here is how to change it and what to actually pick.
Read →Waking up with ADHD: why more alarms stop working
If you have ADHD and set six alarms you no longer hear, you are not imagining it. Here is the habituation problem, and what changes when alarms stop repeating.
Read →Is snoozing bad for you? What the evidence actually says
One major study says snoozing costs you six minutes and no cognitive harm. Another says it prolongs grogginess. Both are right — here is what separates them.
Read →The best alarm app for snoozers (who aren’t going to stop)
Most alarm apps try to stop you snoozing. If you’re going to snooze anyway, here is what to look for instead — and which apps are built for it.
Read →The best iPhone alarm apps for heavy sleepers
Why iPhone alarm apps used to fail heavy sleepers, what iOS 26 changed, the settings that quietly make alarms quieter, and the apps worth trying.
Read →Slowrise vs Alarmy: two opposite answers to oversleeping
Alarmy makes the alarm hard to turn off. Slowrise plans the snoozing so turning it off is safe. How they differ, and which one fits how you wake up.
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