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Originally Posted by ricky  http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...larm-goes-off/
This article is one of Steve's best and it works. To sum it up, basically try practicing waking up to the alarm clock during the day. Condition your mind to wake up by the sound of the alarm during the day. And you'll find in the morning when the alarm clock goes off, you'll wake up without a problem.
I did this to get myself into the habit of waking up to the sound of the alarm clock as well. I would lie down in bed with all lights off, during the day, and once the alarm goes off I'd get up, go to the bathroom and wash my face. And I did that 5-10 times in a row for several days and then it became a habit. No matter how little sleep I had, as soon as the alarm went off in the morning, I would get up right away and into the bathroom and wash my face.  |
Thats the one I meant, this article is right on the money. I worked for 2 years as a news paper boy and was 'forced' to get up at 5 am every morning 7 days a week. Back than I was so tuned in to my alarm clock that I could set it barely hearable and I'd still wake up instantly.
Because of that I never have any problems waking up if I decide to in the evening, if I think 'I'll see when I wake up' I will inevitably hit the snooze button several times.
Looking back I recognize some of the things he's talking about in my own waking up routine. For me its completely ingrained at this point and easy to get in and out of the habit of immediatley getting up. For instance the past 3 months I have been on pretty much free running sleep (while making sure I don't wake up TO late), but a few days ago I switched to a biphasic sleeping pattern and I wake up pretty much instantly.