# Countdown to retirement

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 25, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653 "2023-03-25T17:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653/20 "2023-03-25T22:49:02Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> I’ve heard it said that if you wake up to an alarm you are not getting enough sleep.

Since my alarm was at 3am to get to work by 5 I needed it. However, as I’ve said before other retirement threads, I kept it on after I retired just for the sheer joy of getting awakened, thinking, “I don’t have to go to work!” \>whap\< and instantly falling asleep again.

I kept it up for about two months.

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