"When I thought about it, I realized that I'd never been glad I pressed the snooze button; I'd never thought to myself, "I'm so glad I got that extra seven minutes of sleep." Instead, I often woke up after a snooze - or series of snoozes - feeling more groggy and disoriented than had I just stuck to the tiny promise I made myself the night before when I set the alarm and put my feet on my floor when it first went off."
"I didn't intend to become a morning person in the process, but that's what happened. I realized that if I wanted to change the way I felt throughout my day, the best place to start would be, well, at the start of it. If I could get myself into a better headspace as close to when I woke up as possible, maybe that good mood would be more resilient, and so would I."
A simple change of not pressing the snooze button created enough extra time for a leisurely dog walk and visits to the dog park. Those unhurried mornings replaced feelings of rush and crankiness with calmer starts and less grogginess from repeated snoozes. The dog benefited by learning to play with other dogs and making friends, while the owner began enjoying morning conversations with people at the park. Establishing a consistent, gentle morning routine strengthened mood resilience and provided social and emotional scaffolding during a difficult period. The transformation required no earlier alarm—only the resolve to get up when the alarm first sounded.
Read at Business Insider
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