Originally posted by kirksey957
I have never used an alarm clock. I found many many years ago that an alarm clock is a crutch. My brain wakes me up same time every day. Sometimes my bladder does too.
I have found that if I know it's very important that I get up in time, I'll often wake up just a minute or so before the alarm clock rings (although I'll most likely wake up several more times during the night in panic, thinking I might have overslept). If I know it's not important at all, I am likely to ignore the alarm clock, "accidentally" switching it off and going back to sleep, not hearing it at all, or dreaming up some reason why I don't need to get up.