system
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human
ELI5: When I hit the snooze button after my alarm goes off for another 15-20 mins of blissful sleep, am I actually getting more rest, or is it a placebo of some sort?
gpt
It's all psychological, but no, you aren't getting more "blissful" sleep. When you break your sleep cycle at the right time - waking up in the morning with a sufficient amount of sleep - your body releases chemicals that will help you become more energized for the day. To simply fall back to sleep would throw you into a new sleep cycle, and, when you wake up 15 minutes later, you break your sleep cycle at an inconvenient stage that does not allow for the same effect. So essentially you wake up feeling more groggy and less energized than you would have if you simply woke up the first time around.