#8: Setting an Analog Alarm Clock Precisely
“I can twist those little wheels on an old wind-up alarm clock to set it exactly to 7:03, pull the knob, and trust it’ll wake me with that shrill ring — no snooze button abuse.”
“Nowadays, phones wake us with gentle playlists or gradual light. Kids set alarms and forget the physical click — it’s all swipe and vibrate. Tech softened mornings, but we lost the drama of that sudden BZZZZ.”
