[japhyr]

I was terrible with snooze buttons when I was younger. What finally worked for me was getting up the first time I woke up anywhere near when my alarm was supposed to go off. That works most mornings, and the times when I sleep until my alarm are infrequent enough that I don't bother with the snooze button anymore. Focusing on this approach also made me pay closer attention to how much sleep I was getting. I started going to bed earlier some nights when I was tired, because I knew I wanted to have a reasonable chance of waking up rested.

If I needed a regular alarm again, I would look for a good sunrise alarm clock. Light definitely wakes me up during the summer, and I'm pretty sure the good light-based clocks would work well for me.

I appreciate you asking this, because my teenager is not doing well with standard alarms, and this is helping me think through other approaches for him.

[gangorgasm]

I hope you find something that works