Auto-ethnography 1

For my first ethnography, I looked into the first part of the day. From here I studied they way that I set an alarm and the thinking behind this to see if it was something that was socially implied or something I had simply made habitual.

I have ascertained that my way of setting an alarm clock to wake up is a little different. Each night I set three alarms, each a minute apart and then when they go off I snooze the last one until I feel the need to get up.

This is a strange because really there isn’t any need for the second two alarms because I could just snooze the first. However my justification has been that I get up straight after the third alarm because the first two have woken me up enough. However, each morning the want to sleep over powers the need to get up.

I also looked at where I place my phone. For some reason I put the phone under my pillow instead of on my bedside table which most people too. I've always justified this as having the phone close enough to grab whenever I need it, but theoretically having it on the table means less movement and so less uncertainty of where it is throughout the night. 

Sight: Sight involved on this is based mainly around connecting the other senses of touch and sound. The body hears the alarm go off and must use the sense of touch to stop the alarm. 

Touch: The sense of touch within this are minimal but still apparent as you have to hit the snooze button. Waking up and having to use this sense makes you more likely to be more alert as you have to focus to some extent, however overall it is very minimal.

Sound: The ringtone I've chosen is one which is shrill and sharp. This is because if it weren't then I might sleep through it. I realise that alarm sounds can differ from person to person, based on how they sleep.