The Snooze Button Isn't a Tool. It's a Warning
The snooze button solves a simple problem: Instead of having to go through a bunch of steps to re-set your alarm when it goes off in the morning, you just give it one touch and you gain a few more precious minutes of sleep.
But that's not really why the snooze button exists. Hundreds of millions of people use their snooze button every day because they're sleep-deprived. When their alarms go off, their first thought isn't, "Time to get up."
Their first thought is, "I need to sleep longer." The real problem isn't an inconvenience. The real problem is sleep deprivation.
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