The Experiment: The alarm clock is pure violence. It shocks your heart and interrupts your dream cycles. I want to see if my body knows when to wake up naturally. For 7 days, no alarms. Even on work days.

The Risk: Getting fired.

> DAY 1: THE OVERSLEEP

I usually wake up at 7:00 AM. Without the alarm, I opened my eyes at...

8:45 AM.

Panic. Rush. Adrenaline. I arrived at work 30 minutes late. My boss noticed.

> THE ANXIETY FACTOR

Sleeping without an alarm acts as a reverse-psychology stressor. Because I was afraid of oversleeping, I kept waking up at 4 AM, 5 AM, and 6 AM to check the window light. This resulted in worse sleep than if I had just set the alarm.

> DAY 3: CALIBRATION

I realized that if I want to wake up at 7 AM naturally, I need to go to sleep earlier. You cannot hack the math.

I went to bed at 10 PM instead of 11:30 PM.

> THE WAKE UP LOG

Day Bed Time Natural Wake Time Result
Day 1 11:30 PM 08:45 AM LATE
Day 3 10:00 PM 07:15 AM Acceptable
Day 5 09:30 PM 06:30 AM EARLY
Day 7 09:45 PM 06:58 AM PERFECT

> THE GROGGINESS TEST

The biggest difference wasn't the time, but the feeling. When an alarm wakes you during deep sleep (Sleep Inertia), you feel like a zombie for 2 hours.

When you wake up naturally, it's because your cortisol spiked and your sleep cycle finished. I felt instantly awake. 0 minutes of grogginess.

> THE SUNLIGHT HACK

I left my curtains open. The sun is the original alarm clock. As soon as the light hit my face, my brain terminated the sleep program.

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> CONCLUSION

We are chronically sleep-deprived, which is why we need alarms. If you get enough sleep, you don't need one.

But living without one is a luxury. Most of us don't have the privilege of "Waking up when the body is ready." Capitalism starts at 9 AM sharply.