I have been doing this for almost a year. I expect to always need an alarm clock. I will often wake up just before the alarm, but this is not reliable. However, I can wake up to very quiet alarm clocks, as long as I recognize the sound as my alarm, so I can sleep through other noise.
No, though I have stopped using Ride of the Valkyries because it was too abrupt. I now use the Overture of 1812, which I will sometimes allow to continue playing as I get out of bed.
I’ve developed a hilariously pavlovian response to songs I used for alarms at some point or another—I can still hear “The Authority Song” by Jimmy Eat World and, if I’m sitting or reclining, feel a physical itch to stand.
I only use a very quiet beepy thing anymore, or my phone if that’s what I’ve got, and it usually doesn’t even go off before I wake up (I deliberately set alarms a few minutes later than I’ll wake up so that I have a chance to get up and pre-emptively shut them off), but for a while using songs was a fun way to play with the ol’ brain!
I have been doing this for almost a year. I expect to always need an alarm clock. I will often wake up just before the alarm, but this is not reliable. However, I can wake up to very quiet alarm clocks, as long as I recognize the sound as my alarm, so I can sleep through other noise.
Have you grown to hate the sound of the alarm?
No, though I have stopped using Ride of the Valkyries because it was too abrupt. I now use the Overture of 1812, which I will sometimes allow to continue playing as I get out of bed.
I used to use “Time” by Pink Floyd.
I’ve developed a hilariously pavlovian response to songs I used for alarms at some point or another—I can still hear “The Authority Song” by Jimmy Eat World and, if I’m sitting or reclining, feel a physical itch to stand.
I only use a very quiet beepy thing anymore, or my phone if that’s what I’ve got, and it usually doesn’t even go off before I wake up (I deliberately set alarms a few minutes later than I’ll wake up so that I have a chance to get up and pre-emptively shut them off), but for a while using songs was a fun way to play with the ol’ brain!
I had this happen with comfort eagle but after switching to more gentle beginning songs I haven’t had it happen. I don’t do polyphasic though.