▲ 148 ▼ What is a discreet way of waking myself? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Squizzy@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 151 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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?
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) That could be beneficial. My fitbit was too strong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pycorax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago On a similar note, the quality of the vibration motor also matters. The Pebble I had and the Galaxy Watch 6 that I have right now vibrate with a subtle haptic-like feel which is subtle yet strong enough to wake you up. On the other hand, I had a cheap Garmin Vivoactive that would buzz really strong and be really loud. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It's a nice option. I normally want it at max, but I turn it down if I'm going to sleep with it on my wrist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago On a similar note, the quality of the vibration motor also matters. The Pebble I had and the Galaxy Watch 6 that I have right now vibrate with a subtle haptic-like feel which is subtle yet strong enough to wake you up. On the other hand, I had a cheap Garmin Vivoactive that would buzz really strong and be really loud. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago It's a nice option. I normally want it at max, but I turn it down if I'm going to sleep with it on my wrist. permalink fedilink source parent