[header] How to get up when you want with only a few hours of sleep [title] Do not press the snooze button. [step] Wake up as soon as your alarm goes off. Reaching for the snooze button might seem like a great way to get an extra few minutes of sleep; however, hitting snooze actually results in your feeling more exhausted upon waking. 
[substeps] If you're waking up to an alarm clock, you'll often end up jerked awake in the middle of rem sleep. This is the deepest stage of your sleep cycle.