I need to get up without waking the wife and kids, I got a smartwatch to vibrate and it woke her. The alarm is always going to wake the house.

Is there anything else?

  • @waz
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    39 months ago

    Set alarm quiet-ish on your phone, put it under your pillow then hope the volume is loud enough to wake you, but the muffled sound doesn’t wake them up?

    • Rhynoplaz
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      59 months ago

      My phone has an escalating volume option for alarms. I usually hear it before it’s loud enough for anyone else to hear.

      • @Delphia
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        19 months ago

        They could try different alarm tones too. If I go with something harsh and irritating I wake up angry about it, if I co with something that brings me around gently I’m as happy as any man getting up at 4:15am.

      • @waz
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        19 months ago

        Perhaps the vibrating option is not a good option, but a low volume alarm could sound loud enough for the person on the pillow, and substantial quieter for someone only a short distance away.

        It’s like an alarm playing through headphones only without having to wear uncomfortable headphones while you are trying to sleep.