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How do I stop hitting the snooze button every morning?

The most effective strategy is to place your phone or alarm across the room so you physically have to get up to turn it off. Once you're standing, your body is already partway to being awake. The key is then not going back to bed, which means having something immediate to do, like drinking a glass of water you set out the night before or stepping into a shower. Also, fix your sleep schedule by going to bed at the same time every night, including weekends. Most snooze-button habits come from genuine sleep deprivation, so if you're consistently getting 7-8 hours, waking up becomes much easier. Setting your alarm for the actual time you need to rise, rather than building in fake snooze buffer time, also helps reset your mindset.