The more, the happier

The more, the happier

If we rid of the alarm clock completely, the world would generally be a happier place. Sleep is a privilege which is lent to us at the expense that we use our time for it efficiently, and obviously most people practically don’t sleep as much as they should. People are typically distracted from attaining necessary hours of sleep with such distractions that include work, just in general relaxing, or watching T.V. There are many things which draw us away from sleep, and when people wake up to the buzzing of an alarm clock, they usually don’t feel to great for the rest of the day. But what if there was no alarm clock, and what if people slept as much as they’re supposed to?

            Sleep is something that everyone is joyed by. With the correct hours of sleep for a person, and for that person to wake up naturally, that person will have a good day. I interviewed my brother, Chris about his thoughts on waking up to an alarm clock and he stated that “[When I wake up to an alarm clock] I usually hit the snooze button twice, so I snooze around twenty minutes.” But when asked about the time he went to bed, Chris told that “I go to bed around midnight, if not later.” Of course, this shows the perfect team of no sleep and an alarm clock striking again.

            It would be great, if we could all find a way to sleep as much as we need to, and just put distractions aside. If we did this, sleeping the sleep we need would be much easier, and we generally wouldn’t need an alarm clock to wake up. If this took place, then we would also be much less grumpy and tired in the morning, in contrast to that cold morning attitude that no one wants to be around.

           

            Overall, the world minus that negative effect of the alarm clock but with the necessary sleep attained, would be a happy place. If people were devoted to sleeping properly, and without alarm clocks, people would generally be happier. 

Good Mourning Sleep

Good Mourning Sleep

            While the alarm clock may affect most people negatively, it also is a compulsory piece of technology for the average person. Not very many people sleep as much as necessary. This is shown in the everyday expression of a person. People see sleep depression through countless mugs of coffee, rings which shadow the eyes, and constant yawning. The grouchy mood of these sleep deprived people is most commonly caused by being aroused by alarm clocks, but the sleep deprived people need something to wake them up.

            If one needs an alarm clock to wake up in the morning, it has been proven that that person is sleep deprived. This proves that the majority of people are sleep deprived, and while the buzzing of an alarm clock may not be the most ideal sound to wake up to, it gets the job done.

It is believed that one may get out of bed with less snoozing and greater ease by waking up to more “natural” sounds. “These sounds include birds tweeting, a cockerel crowing, waves crashing, wind chimes (and other sounds),” says the Daily Mail of Britain. These sounds may also affect one’s mood more positively. “The first sound we hear in the morning has such an effect on our mood for the rest of the day,” says sleep expert Dev Banerjee of the Sleep Clinic.

The problem of lack of sleep seems to be one with such an easy solution: go to sleep earlier. Unfortunately, people shy away from sleeping before some late hour, as they feel that their body cannot sleep so early with so much ease. The only solution for the problem is for people to sleep more, however, it will take some great devotion to achieve this goal, with so many distractions in one’s life.

The Alarm Clock effects

The alarm clock is a commonly used piece of technology, and while it is necessary in one’s life, it negatively impacts the mood of a person for the rest of their day. It’s early in the morning and you have just been aroused by the obnoxious buzzing of your alarm clock. You snooze for ten, fifteen, twenty minutes before finally getting up, and lethargically you get ready for the day. You drowsily make it through a day of hard work, and come home to finish some more work. Finally, you crawl beneath the blankets on your bed and make sure your alarm clock is set for the next day, and finally, later than suggested, you sleep.

Dev Banerjee of The Sleep Clinic has found that our mood for one day is heavily influenced by the sound we wake up to. According to Banerjee, this is the reason why we feel miserable when woken up by a monotonous sound (It takes us 36 minutes to wake up, Asian News International).  Studies in Britain have also shown that after being aroused by an alarm clock, the adult snoozes for an average of 14 minutes and does not feel awake for another 36 minutes (Daily Mail).

One may be asking themselves at this point, “What is the point of having alarm clocks if it so negatively affects our days?” Although alarm clocks negatively affect one’s mood during the day, the alarm is completely necessary. If one needs an alarm clock to wake up in the morning, that person is probably sleep deprived. Dr. James B Mass stresses that the majority of teens struggle to attain necessary hours of sleep. The National Sleep Foundation also found that 63 percent of adults do not sleep efficiently.  

While it is compulsory for most to have some sort of alarm to wake them up, studies by The Daily Mail in Britain show that one will get out of bed with less ease by waking up to more natural sounds. These sounds include birds tweeting, a cockerel crowing, waves crashing, wind chimes, piano playing, orchestral symphony, and church bells. These sounds arouse one more gently, and a toll taken by The Daily Mail shows that 65 percent of people are less likely to snooze when awoken to one of these sounds.