Do you set a grace period when setting an alarm clock?

My cat is my alarm clock and there is absolutely no grace period.

The “grace period” is built in to when I set my alarm to get up. If I have to be on line at 5:15, I set my alarm for 5 so I can go to the bathrooom, drink some water, get some coffee, do all the log in steps.

When I have to wake up for something, I allow myself an hour. For TV reminders or errands, 5 to 10 minutes warning.

When I was working I set 4 alarms, 15 minutes apart. The first 3 were really gentle rings. The 4th one was Rush’s intro to Tom Sawyer.. That’ll blast you out of bed!

I usually set the alarm for ten minutes before actually getting up.

My alarm clock has a 7 min snooze button.