Alarm Clocks – Helpful or Harmful?
April 20, 2008 by laura
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I have a lifestyle where I rely on the use of an alarm clock. I hate being late for anything, so time pieces are very important to me. I use a simple clock/radio for when I am home. But have been known to use alarms on my computer or cell phone (when I remembered to use it). Once upon a time, I used to rely on the sun. However, the sun doesn’t shine in my neck of the woods very often – so that method didn’t last long, after I moved here.
I have previously written about how I use my current alarm clock in a positive way to rouse me from sleep. However, I have just come across one, that appears to harm people. Even people without a sleep condition. For me, it would make me absolutely crazy.
Here is the deal with the Puzzle Alarm Clock,
When the alarm goes off -it shoots 4 puzzle pieces into the air, and then makes this horrible honking sound until you put them back in the proper place. How ridiculous for someone who lives with brain fog during the middle of the day, not to mention at 5 am. Most of the time, I am not able to answer the phone, when I have been asleep – how do you expect me to complete a puzzle?
Although, I do think the idea is a fun way to get up – it is absolutely not the right alarm clock for me.
So tell me, what is your most favorite way to get up in the morning?
**Picture Source - Big Bam Banana
Yeah…I can see myself hurling this thing at the nearest wall, haha.
Alicia,
it wouldn’t last too long in my house either. Especially if you can’t turn it off without putting the pieces in correctly.
Although I bet its battery operated, and that might be one solution – however it defeats the purpose
This got me thinking – although I don’t use anything to wake me up, I use “alarms” all day to keep me on track. My Palm is my best friend
. I’ve got a freeware program on it called PocketDoan, which was meant to be a meditation aid (you set up a series of time intervals and say what kind of tone signals the end of each one). I use it as a simpler way to keep me from getting sucked into any one thing and forgetting the rest of life, without cluttering up my Date Book – and the “alarms” can be the Tibetan ringing-bowl sounds, or flute note, or other more pleasing sounds than jarring alarms. My Date Book scheduler does the major day divisions like starting “Work”, or dinner prep, or remind me to eat lunch 
.
So some alarms are very, very helpful – but only if they are polite!
Jenna,
I also use the ringing/singing bowl sound alarm. I have it on my computer. It allows me to just stop – and acts as a reminder to be present.
Works wonders.
I agree – about the politeness of the alarm. The least intrusive is best – if it works