To the snoozers out there: It’s okay to hit the snooze button


By AGENCY

Love to snooze, but feel guilty about it? Don’t worry, researchers have found that getting up from a snoozed state may actually help you be calmer and more on the ball. — TNS

Hitting the snooze button doesn’t hurt, and might even help one wake up, a new study has found.

While use of the snooze button tends to carry negative connotations, a study published on Oct 18 (2023) in the Journal of Sleep Research found otherwise.

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