#140 - Fear of The Snooze Button: Shut Me Down with a Push of Your Button

24/02/2025 30 min
#140 - Fear of The Snooze Button: Shut Me Down with a Push of Your Button

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Episode Synopsis

In 2024, the Independent published an article entitled, "Experts Issue Warning About Using the Snooze Button." Previously, a sleep specialist said the snooze button was "one of the worst things you can do." Is any of this true? Could there potentially be a benefit? In this episode we will:Touch upon the history of the snooze buttonList some theories why it might be harmful to sleep/healthCharacterize the typical snooze button userLook at the average time one might snoozeProvide some insight as to various snooze button motivationsLearn why snoozing can be a strategy for dealing with sleep inertiaReview some surprising research about snoozing potentially helping with cognitive abilitiesProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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