Wake Me Up when It's Over
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The author is a failed trader and broker (read his bio very carefully and you will see what I mean).  He begins this book by telling you the story-line of a piece of science fiction.  Science fiction?  Yes, that's his model.  And in case you do not get his drift, he retells another science fiction story at the beginning of Chapter One.

Throughput the book he feeds you the rest of his science fiction - from non-existent proverbs that he has made up (check his fantasies out on google) to a mish-mash of ideas picked from other authors.  He is a shameless borrower, but the words `thank you' are not in his vocabulary - there is not even a list of Sources in the book, Mr Science Fiction has invented it all.  How can you write about market structure without mentioning Steidlmyer and Dalton, multiple timeframes without Elder, Stochastic without George Lane?  As I said, shameless borrowings and nothing clear, actionable or practical.

What about all those 5-star reviews?  Look at them closely - most are from the folks who never wrote another review.  What does it mean?  The author must have asked his buddies to post.

There is a photo on the amazon author page of the author clutching a 20-euro note.  So sorry I added my 20 euros to it by purchasing this book, which I will now proceed to sell.
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I bought the audio version. I listen to it when I go to sleep and when I first wake up. It puts me in the right frame of mind to face the challenges of the day.
2009595
I'm up at 330 in the morning now. I'm getting things accomplished before 6 am. I used to get my best sleep between 7 and 10 am. I am now truly a morning person!
3584314
The light does nothing for me, and wouldn't wake me up on its own. If it were just the light, I'd be late to work everyday. I have not noticed the difference in my wake up routine. Also, it's really weird that you have to hit the top of the machine to snooze it...who thought of that?! I knock it over all the time when I'm doing this! I don't know, just another alarm clock I guess.
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Do not do this to yourself, even if you think it will be a great way to force yourself to wake up. Better to light yourself on fire each morning.
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almost too relaxing cause i usually fall asleep before I get to the end of what i am supposed to be doing! lol
4888891
lovely way to wake up.  I feel that the settings change with just a little mishandling, and will stop functioning all together in the near future.
The lighted time display  is way to bright for a 'dark room' so the clock needs to be tucked under some pillows.
The options for the sound don't seem to appear when I tried to reset.  I guess I'll be happy with barnyard
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I have trouble with waking up once the summer season is over and after hearing about a friend's experience with the wake light, I decided to try it for myself. All I got to say is it is worth it.
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After sleeping through a regular alarm, I bought the Sonic Alert.  When I put it under my  pillow, it vibrates and buzzes and is effective in waking me up.  The controls are a bit small, but I have reset it several times without too much of a problem.  I'd like it better if the controls were larger, but the main thing is that it wakes me up.
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I love reading a message each night . It gives me some peace and get me ready to quietly end my day with a prayer.
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Wake up to the oldies on this jukebox alarm clock.  I've had this for awhile now, and it's a pleasure to wake up to. (Changes tunes, when you hit the snooze)
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I live in Seattle, which means I can go months at a time without ever seeing sunlight. Starting around late-September, I start waking up in the dark. By the time November hits, I wake up in the dark, go to work in the dark, spend the day inside an office building, and go home in the dark. It can be depressing.

I bought the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Philips-goLITE-BLU-Light-Therapy-Device/dp/B001I45XL8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Device</a>&nbsp;a few years ago to see if it could help with the winter blues, and I was amazed at how well it works. It is like a concentrated shot of sunshine that wakes my body up in the morning and gets me ready for the day. I love it, and have learned to trust in these Philips light devices.

I have been wanting one of these "dawn alarm clocks" for awhile now to help with another problem; waking up in the pitch dark. No matter what time I go to bed, or how many hours I sleep, my body tends to reject the idea that it should be getting up when it is as dark as the inside of a closet. I have to put my alarm clock across the room and drag myself out of bed. It doesn't make for fun mornings. Could Philips help me again?

After using this "Philips Wake-up Light" for about a week know, I am happy to say that it is equally awesome. This is exactly what I have been wanting. Somehow, waking up in a lit room makes all the difference. And I dearly, dearly love the slow brightening. This isn't a sudden shock to your system, like someone flicking on the light switch. Your body is brought naturally out of sleep with a rising light level, so by the time you open your eyes it feels like it is time to get up.

There are plenty of options on this wake-up light, and I think everyone will need to fiddle with it awhile to see what works for them. The first time I used it, I set the light to full brightness and had it aimed for my face. It is bright!! Glaring!! So I ended up moving it across the room, and aiming the light at the far wall so that the light appears more natural and reflects off the wall. You can set the duration for a couple of different times. I haven't found much difference personally between the 30 and 20 minute settings. I suppose it depends on how light sensitive you are.

Along with the light, there are a couple of different alarm sounds, including a radio. The sounds are OK ... some bird song, a little white noise, some wind chimes, jungle sounds, and a couple of music pieces. I have been using the bird song, which I like.  But the sounds were something I was disappointed with.  I have another alarm clock that slowly raises the volume of the sound the same way this wake-up light slowly increases the brightness.  It seems like a no-brainer to connect the two, so that the nature sounds come in slowly with the light.  But that option is not available.

I also found programming the clock to be a bit of a pain.  Like many modern instruction manuals, there are few written instructions, just images to guide you through the process.  It took me awhile of tapping buttons to figure out how to get the clock and alarm set, and what my options are.  It isn't as intuitive as it could be. But once it is set, it is set, so this is only a minor headache at the beginning.

There are some other cool features here.  I love the touch-to-snooze feature.  It almost makes it too easy to head back to bed!  And I haven't played around with the "dusk" mode yet, as I generally don't have the same problem going to sleep as I do waking up.  But it seems like a good idea.  The light is definitely bright enough to read by, and I could see reading in bed while the light slowly dims as a good way to get sleepy.

So a few minor quibbles, but over all awesome.  This is one of those devices I wish I had got years ago.  It has improved my gloomy Seattle mornings immensely.
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FYI Me when I sleep: I am in total hibernation and do not hear my phone alarms, texts, or phone calls (iphone 5), and definitely not any standard alarm clock. In 2011 when I purchased my first "Sonic Alert" clock, I was a junior in college and probably not sleeping enough but even when I did get enough sleep, I was impossible for my roommates to wake up and on top of that, I would insult them (I never had any recollection of these "events") in an angry tone but with silly insults. Needless to say my roommates were fed up with my shenanigans especially because final exams were upon us. Ever since then this clock has saved me on multiple occasions from missing important events. Self-discipline is still required to not just turn the clock off and throw myself back into bed but I've only succumbed to my sleepy mind a few times and I cannot blame that on the clock.

This is what I owned/purchased before: Sonic Alert SB200ss&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sonic-Boom-Alarm-Clock/dp/B000EX7LNM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sonic Boom  Alarm Clock</a>&nbsp;and it recently stopped functioning properly (it cannot keep the correct time anymore and either stops altogether or skips ahead which is super unhelpful for an alarm clock that I need to wake me up)! However, Amazon very conveniently indicated that I actually purchased that product December 4th, 2011. As a consumer, I'm not sure that I mind replacing my alarm clock every 3-5 years and I need one that is EXTREMELY LOUD so I came back to Amazon for this one.

I am so glad I decided to upgrade to the SBD375ss with Dual Alarms because:
1. LARGER DISPLAY: Even though it is super loud (even on volume setting 5) I still need to put it across the room from me so that I actually get out of bed, turn off the alarm clock, turn on my bedroom lights, and take my morning medication. The larger display allows me to see what time it is while I get ready from practically anywhere in my room which allows me to leave on time!
2. DUAL ALARMS: Now I can turn off the alarm and jump back into bed (throwing all self-discipline out the window) and still get jolted out of bed by ANOTHER alarm without having to own two sonic alert alarm clocks. This is a revolution for my wake-up routine because now I actually have a reliable back up alarm that is just as effective as the first one.
3. LOUD: This was true of the last one too but let's face it, if you are on this page already and considering this clock then you know how dire your situation is. Don't get the clock that rolls away from you or the one that requires you to solve math problems or whatever because your sleepy mind will figure out a way to get around these supposedly "foolproof" alarms...just get this one now because you know what you really need is something so loud that it makes you get up.

With the first sonic alert clock, I did use the bed shaker and then eventually moved the clock across the room because I needed to make sure I didn't just wake up but that I also got out of bed. I would say that the bed shaker is effective for both models of this clock but to me it is more of an extra which I don't need at this time. It would probably be most effective in situations where you aren't trying to wake up your whole house or apt (not an issue for me right now) and in cases where the individual requiring the clock is not necessarily a "hibernating bear" but actually hard of hearing.

My only complaint: I must be putting in the D battery wrong or something because both the new one and old one would never run off of just the battery. I would LOVE IT if I could make the clock run off of battery sometimes because if the power goes out and then comes back on while I'm asleep I just have a clock blinking "12:00" at me and absolutely no alarm clock. I'll edit this post when I figure out what I am doing wrong just in case others have experienced the same issue with the battery.
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Everything is great about this guided meditation for sleep, except for the "wake up" feature at the end.  I was looking for a CD to use at night for sleep, and staying asleep.
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My new go to when I need to drag my sorry exhausted ass out of bed in the morning.
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Love the way that the radio alarm starts to wake you softly and the volume increases gradually. It is a gentle way to wake up to your favorite radio program
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If you set the routine it is the best way to wake up!  Much better than waking up to noise.