As a follow up to Jason’s last post about Zeo’s adjustable snooze, we took an early peak into the Zeo Sleep Research Center’s database (which has over 10,000 individual nights of data) to see how much time people actually spend snoozing.
Snoozing Your Way Out of Bed
The graph from Jason’s post shows what snooze length people chose. But considering that hitting the snooze button just once in the morning is rare, how much total time do these same users actually spend snoozing?
Time Spent Snoozing vs. Snooze Length (per press)
Here are two quick observations from this data:
- Those who set the snooze length to 1-5 minutes (per press) spent the least amount of time snoozing. Not goundbreaking news, but you could consider this option if your goal is to get out of bed more quickly in the morning.
- Those who set the snooze length to 6-10 minutes spent the same amount of time snoozing as those at a setting of 11-15 minutes. Zeo users with the longer setting press the snooze button fewer times in the morning. Could it be that using a longer snooze leaves you more ready to get out of bed in the morning? You may even consider setting your alarm 15 minutes later and dropping the snooze.
Down The Road
In a future post, we will look at how snoozing correlates to how people feel in the morning (which is also collected by Zeo). This might lead to answers for questions like:
- Do snoozers actually feel better in the morning after snoozing?
- How do snoozers compare to non-snoozers?
- What is the optimal snooze length?
Until then, we’ll keep an eye on the Zeo Sleep Research Center’s database as it continues to grow to see what other trends emerge – after all, the snooze button is just one of the small nuances that impacts the 1/3 of your lives that you spend in bed…
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I have one question. I just found your site and has been reading through it. How knowing your sleep patterns can help you sleep better? Knowing your sleep patterns do not tell you how to sleep better?
Thanks
Hi Prisqua,
There are a couple of ways that seeing & understanding your sleep patterns can help…
1. If you track and upload your sleep patterns, we are able to offer The 7 Steps to Sleep Fitness™ program. This personalized sleep coaching program asks you to set goals for your sleep and then provides you with customized strategies to help you to achieve these goals based on your input. Melinda Beck of the Wall St Journal posted her review of Zeo and that program here: http://bit.ly/Z1zBa
2. By understanding how restorative your sleep is, you can try the different tips offered in the program to really understand which tips actually work for you. That way, you are able to make small sustainable changes to your lifestyle that help you improve your sleep fitness.
3. As David Pogue of the NY Times said (http://bit.ly/eOVuB), by seeing your sleep patterns and paying more attention to the 1/3 of your life that you spend asleep, you become more likely to make the changes that you wouldn’t have without Zeo.
Thanks for reaching out with the question – I hope this helps clear up some of the confusion. Let me know if you have any other questions too – I would be happy to help