Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
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Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
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Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#2I like the "Shake Alarm" feature. It's cool to encourage an energetic response that will ensure you're actually "waking up" to silence it. I've seen more annoying versions [1], but it seems like you should be able to set the sensitivity here to strike the right balance which is valuable.
[1] http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/annoying-laborious-alar...
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#3Nicely done!
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#4I like the "Shake Alarm" feature. It's cool to encourage an energetic response that will ensure you're actually "waking up" to silence it. I've seen more annoying versions [1], but it seems like you should be able to set the sensitivity here to strike the right balance which is valuable. [1] http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/annoying-laborious-alar...
I agree that the "Shake Alarm" is the only feature that I think uniquely helps with waking up.
Is there any evidence (other than anecdotal) that having a laborious alarm clock actually helps people get up? I feel like making it harder to hit the snooze button might only accomplish that, and either way people just go back to bed.
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#5I think the best alarms are ones that require you to get out of bed to turn off (meaning an iPhone placed across the room) - essentially it's not a kind of alarm but the positioning of it in your room. Once you are out of bed I don't think the UI of how you silence the alarm really matters.
Some of you have probably heard of Tocky and Clocky (http://www.nandahome.com/products/index.php). I've never used either but my guess is the concept is better than the execution. I've never felt a need to do anything but put my phone on the opposite side of my bedroom. Also, by doing this I have no way of checking my phone while in bed - either in the morning after waking up or at night before falling asleep.
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#6For me the best choice is still an analog alarm clock, because it doesn't tempt me to check my mails or read my feeds in the morning instead of preparing for truly important work.
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#7I think the best alarms are ones that require you to get out of bed to turn off (meaning an iPhone placed across the room) - essentially it's not a kind of alarm but the positioning of it in your room. Once you are out of bed I don't think the UI of how you silence the alarm really matters. Some of you have probably heard of Tocky and Clocky ( http://www.nandahome.com/products/index.php ). I've never used either but…
Somehow in college I was able to get up, walk through my apartment, turn off my alarm, walk all the way back, and crawl back into bed, all without waking up. (Or, at least, without remembering later.)
The solution, for me, has been getting into a routine where I can consistently fall asleep earlier. Much easier to do now that I'm not pulling late nights all the time.
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#8I think the best alarms are ones that require you to get out of bed to turn off (meaning an iPhone placed across the room) - essentially it's not a kind of alarm but the positioning of it in your room. Once you are out of bed I don't think the UI of how you silence the alarm really matters. Some of you have probably heard of Tocky and Clocky ( http://www.nandahome.com/products/index.php ). I've never used either but…
Somehow in college I was able to get up, walk through my apartment, turn off my alarm, walk all the way back, and crawl back into bed, all without waking up. (Or, at least, without remembering later.) The solution, for me, has been getting into a routine where I can consistently fall asleep earlier. Much easier to do now that I'm not pulling late nights all the time.
Yeah indeed... maybe you should go to bed earlier :D
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#9One of the most effective alarm clocks is to have children. You are guaranteed to be woken up bright and early. Well early, not so sure about the bright part.
Joking apart, having children does force you into a strict daily rhythm. They respond so well to doing the same thing, at the same time, and in the same order.
I always used to have poor sleep habits. Those habits have now been beaten out of me!
My point is that having a fastidious approach to sleep, and a strict sleep pattern means that you pretty much don't need an alarm clock. My children can't tell the time yet, but their internal body clocks are pretty accurate. Slowly I'm starting to trust my own internal clock as well.
Re: Show HN: Having a hard time waking up? Check out Wake Alarm
#10One of the most effective alarm clocks is to have children. You are guaranteed to be woken up bright and early. Well early, not so sure about the bright part. Joking apart, having children does force you into a strict daily rhythm. They respond so well to doing the same thing, at the same time, and in the same order. I always used to have poor sleep habits. Those habits have now been beaten out of me! My point is tha…
A cat that wants to be fed at 6:30 in the morning works wonders as well.