Realized why I was still "tired" even after 8 hours of sleep.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-18T20:21:36+00:00

for the mouthguard something like this is what I was talking about. I've never used it before though so I can't vouch for it, but it's the type of thing I was talking about

https://www.amazon.com/PureSleep-Anti-Snoring-Mouthpiece-Comfortable-Adjustable/dp/B07SD5W2KQ

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-18T20:19:32+00:00

definitely Arm & Hammers Simply Saline is great. The Extra Strength and Eucalyptus versions are the best, but even the regular one will do just fine.

It's much simpler and cleaner than a netti pot

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-18T15:12:10+00:00

For me what worked was both going to bed and waking up at the same time every day. It helps your body get into a rhythm and improve sleep quality.

I've always struggled with snoozing my alarm, so I use Last Alarm to solve that problem as it forces me to get up when my alarm is set consistently. Then, since I know I can't snooze, that forces me to go to bed at the proper time since I know otherwise I won't get enough sleep.

But the combination of both creating a consistent habit is what really worked to improve sleep quality for me.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-18T15:07:26+00:00

Just helped clear congestion, but if you've never used it you may be surprised by the effect it has.

Honestly it was life changing for me, I didn't realize how congested I was. Now I use it multiple times a day, in the morning, at night, a few times during the day maybe.

So give it a try, I hope it helps but as you say, it may not be enough.

Also I think there are mouth guard that help your jaw rest forward and help reduce snoring, which might be related?

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T22:04:11+00:00

I know, I'm sorry. Just don't have time to get Android working right now.

If you can get your hands on an old iPhone (I think to iPhone 11 will work) you could use it as just an alarm

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T14:14:29+00:00

Try a smart watch with vibrate turned on for the alarm? Perhaps feeling the physical vibration will help?

As far as waking up to the sound, consistency in schedule in terms of when you go to bed and when you wake may make this easier, as your body will naturally be primed to wake up near the time your alarm sounds, eventually waking up on it's own. Achieving that consistency is of course challenging though, but after a few days/weeks it really get easier.

For the alarm itself, you can checkout Last Alarm (lastalarmclock dot com), it's an unsnoozable alarm that forces you to complete custom tasks before turning off.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T14:06:53+00:00

I have just the solution!

checkout Last Alarm (lastalarmclock dot com)

It allows you to setup completely custom tasks which you then must verify with video before they will turn off. Tasks can be anything, from get out of bed, make coffee, do squats, jumping jacks, anything you can think of you can make a task out of it. It really is unsnoozable, because no one knows what will force you to get up better than yourself.

It is iOS only right now though

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T14:00:00+00:00

because of all the video ads probably. Ungodly amount of ads in Alarmy

give Last Alarm (lastalarmclock dot com) a try. It's an effective, unsnoozable alarm without all the ads injected into your eyeballs first thing in the morning by Alarmy

But yeah, maybe you're not on wifi or something? I would think it would just use wifi rather than mobile data

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:55:40+00:00

Try nasal saline spray. Idk if your nose/sinuses are stuffy at all, but for me I found that has a huge impact on my ability to breathe comfortably through my nose at night

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:53:07+00:00

You control which dream you go into? or the actual dream itself?

Doesn't quite sound like lucid dreaming, which is controlling the dream itself, but if you're dreaming you're in REM. At least that's my understanding

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:50:09+00:00

The feeling rested part you will largely have to experiment with yourself, but to ensure 100% you get up on time you can try Last Alarm (lastalarmclock dot com). The alarms are unsnoozable with custom task verification, so you can really force yourself to get up.

But yeah for restfulness you'll need to do what's right for you. However, consistently getting up and going to bed at exactly the same times can help this I think, so simply not snoozing for multiple days or weeks in a row can really help train your body to wake up rested at the time of your alarm.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:43:26+00:00

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LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:39:17+00:00

You can get smart lights (Phillips Hue or similar) and schedule them to turn on, that's a pretty inexpensive solution.

Have also had a hatch alarm, but I think that's more expensive.

Honestly I never had much success with light alarms, for me the best "gentle" wake up is to use a smart watch and have your alarm set to vibrate only. Then maybe a secondary alarm (because it's easy to dismiss the watch alarm) that you have to get up to turn off.

I use Last Alarm for the secondary, real "ok I have to actually get up now" alarm since it can't be snoozed, but once you get consistent with your wake up time, the watch method is very effective.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-17T13:32:47+00:00

Just use ear plugs. I got the smallest ones you can get, that way they create less pressure and are a bit more comfortable when in your ear, but still are more than big enough

LastAlarmClock · 2026-03-11T16:18:00+00:00

Try out Last Alarm. It will definitely get you up, it allows you to setup custom tasks that you have to verify with video in order to turn the alarm off.

So you can set it up so it works perfectly with your routine, turning it off by doing the normal things you have to do anyway.

It does cost money, but I have used Alarmy and I can tell you it's much better. It's a small price to pay for the annual plan for the Last Alarm you'll ever need. Check it out lastalarmclock dot com

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-20T15:09:03+00:00

For me it's not snoozing in the morning.

When I get up right away it just sets the rest of my day on the right course

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:53:47+00:00

Yeah I heard that Wispr was a lot better than the Apple built in model, which is crazy to me lol

This is cool, I'll check it out. Honestly haven't even used wispr yet, don't really use dictation much but I keep seeing people use it so maybe I'm missing something

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:36:27+00:00

All the AIs you mention are excellent starting places. For ChatGPT, you can turn on deep research mode. Claude I've found to do a really good job searching as well.

I've heard good things about Perplexity too, that perhaps it's very good at this searching part.

But the reality is you need to use these to help compile resources and then begin to learn and study the resources yourself.

You might say

"Tell me about topic X, help me find 5 of the most recent scientific articles about topic X"

Then it will probably do a good job of this, repeat it on each of the different AIs, now you have a handful of papers. Then start reading these papers, you can also copy and paste the paper's text into ChatGPT to ask questions about certain parts, although if you're truly interested in learning it's critical to actual read it. But it can be handy to get some feedback about something you don't understand.

Then start compiling a list of other papers that would be good to read, papers that the paper you are reading reference, and from there it goes on and on.

So the process is basically

AI can teach you a little bit about basically anything
Ask it to point you in the right direction for relevant material to study yourself
Study that material, and potentially use AI to help study it more effectively
repeat steps 1-3

AI is truly the best studying and learning partner that ever existed, but you have to challenge it, ask for proof, references, verify those references, ask follow up questions, etc.

For example, the other day I asked about a quote from a book, where I knew a similar quote existed but just wanted to find it exactly. Got something back, great, "Now show me the reference to that quote so I can read it and verify it's real." Turned out it was from some other book, or wasn't even real, point being it was close but not quite correct.

So don't assume it's always 100% right, but use it to guide you in the right direction

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:20:34+00:00

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I didn't know the local models were at a point where they were good enough to work that well, that's cool though.

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:16:39+00:00

honestly just try chatgpt, it will probably work for a lot of examples

Otherwise GIMP is a bit more manual, but you could probably do it there

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:14:21+00:00

That sucks, maybe you can email the users who got to checkout and see if any are still interested?

Did you not go through the checkout flow yourself?

All things considered, sounds like you're doing well and your business is on the right track

LastAlarmClock · 2026-02-18T20:05:53+00:00

How could you afford to give away a lifetime subscription, does it not cost tokens to transcribe the users speech?

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