Update on the Philips HF3461 Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock
Published by on December 15th, 2007
It has been two weeks now since first using the Philips HF3461 Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock mentioned in this recent post, so I thought I would post a quick update.
So far, this device has changed my life.
Still waking with relative ease at 6-6.30 am each morning - including weekends. I’m coherent and productive within an hour of waking, much less sleepy during the day, and noticeably less drowsy in the early afternoon - I used to really struggle around 3pm each day. I get more stuff done.
I had to double check myself, however, as midweek this week I realised I was slipping into a self-imposed wakeup routine: I would be partly awake just before the audio part of the alarm kicked in and when it did, I would immediately press snooze. Twelve minutes of almost returning to sleep before the birds started singing once again, and it was tougher to drag myself out of bed. Bad boy. Always amazes me the way in which our brains encourage us to stumble into routine. So the lesson is, the dawn simulation most certainly works, but you still have to take responsibility and get up. I suppose it’s similar to those Kellogg’s Special-K ads which help you lose wait but only as part of a balanced, calorie controlled diet. Or not. It’s still down to you to make the most of it.
If you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, I wholeheartedly recommend a dawn simulator alarm.
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October 18th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
As long as the “produce” a show for Podshow I’m sure they’ll be fine.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Yup, I think they’ll do just fine.