> I am thoroughly convinced that snooze buttons are the handiwork of Satan. He figured that the
> alarm clock is entirely too useful / vital an invention, and that he had to find some way not
> only to defeat its purpose, but also to disallow people from getting any actual additional
> meaningful sleep. Therefore, he added big, huge buttons to alarm clocks, very easy to hit in a
> groggy, I-just-woke-up state, that would postpone the alarm for nine minutes - exactly enough time
> to begin getting back to *real* sleeping, but not to get a significant amount of rest.

Don't blame poor old Satan for your own mistake - it's not his fault you're misusing the snooze button. (Or Is It?!)

The snooze button is, as you say, totally useless for getting significant extra rest - so why try to use it for that?
If you need to sleep longer, set the alarm later, or go to bed earlier, or something.

No, *this* is the true purpose of the snooze button:
After you hit it, don't try to go back to sleep. Spend the time pulling yourself together, so when it goes off again, you're not in a groggy I-just-woke-up state, but ready to spring out of bed (or at least get out of bed) and go about your day.

Works for me.

Paul