Early Rising

[Devon8822]

Ok, i'm sick of my shitty sleeping pattern, after experimenting with biphasic schedual I failed. I want to be able to get up at 7:00 am every morning, and I don't know how! Can anyone give advice, links, anything to help me achieve this. I want to be able to wake up and not feel tired, I dont want to waste my day, I want a better sleep. thanks

[fdjaudinesjr]

Have you already read Steve's articles?
Part 1
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...n-early-riser/
Part 2
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...riser-part-ii/

I have also the same problem. And after some failed 30-day trials, I'm trying to learn from those failures and come up with my own personal solution

[jaludwick]

1. Same schedule every day. You get up at 7:00, do it on the weekends as well, same time going to bed as well.
it takes 2 days to change your schedule, that's why we hate mondays, a change on the weekend.
2. need quality REM sleep, go to bed the same day you woke up. Better REM sleep is before 12:00.

[mochamajesty]

Originally Posted by jaludwick

1. Same schedule every day. You get up at 7:00, do it on the weekends as well, same time going to bed as well.
it takes 2 days to change your schedule, that's why we hate mondays, a change on the weekend.
2. need quality REM sleep, go to bed the same day you woke up. Better REM sleep is before 12:00.

I agree. I thought I was a night owl, but I wasn't. I enjoy being up in the morning just as much as I do being up late at night. My biggest problem was on weekends. I got up early....with nothing to do! I have found that when I get sleepy during the day, it is out of boredom. I have to find something to do that engages me, and suddenly I am filled with energy! So for me, it was finding something productive to do. Don't just get up early just to get up early.

And you do have to go to bed earlier. Most nights, I am in bed by 10pm, up at 530am...and loving it! Never thought I would say that.

[Steve Pavlina]

It's good to have something to do right after you get up. I like to be in the car headed to the gym within 15 minutes of getting out of bed. After a gym workout, the next thing I want to do is shower. Then I'm hungry and want to have breakfast. So this is a pretty good chain to start the day with.

[Lola]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

It's good to have something to do right after you get up. I like to be in the car headed to the gym within 15 minutes of getting out of bed. After a gym workout, the next thing I want to do is shower. Then I'm hungry and want to have breakfast. So this is a pretty good chain to start the day with.

The other side of that coin -

I am an early riser and have been for years. However, I do NOT function well immediately after getting up. It's like my brain is an ancient computer system that takes some time to fully boot and come on-line. Therefore, my optimal morning schedule is silence - no conversation or other interaction with others, sitting quietly, meditating, sipping tea, - otherwise slipping gradually into full wakefulness. Once that's done though - look out! Full steam ahead.

A side note - I find that if I miss my morning quiet time for some reason, it manifests in various dysfunction throughout my day.

[Aronx]

i had the same problem before, i couldn't wake up from bed, i had problems with thinking, some days even headaches, my whole day was like that i was tired, went to bed after work, and in the morning it was even worse.
Then i started to use the same tactic that Steve, my alarm-clock was set to 6:10 in the mornig, i have train at 6:30, i was walking about 5 min. so i have 15 min. in house to wake up, prepare myself and go out. And it was good because mind is fully operational all the time, and when you stop doing something you will feel tired again.
The second thing that i did was to change a little the thing that i was eating, especially in the evening, and the third thing was to clean my mind from every thoughs before going to sleep. You see, when you're sleeping, mind concentrate all night on some of your last thoughs, and on your last state, so if you went to bed tired with headache and negative thoughs, then when you wake up in the morning, you will be even more tired, and you'll feel like you haven't even slept one hour.
It takes a few days to reorganize your body and mind, but eventually you'll feel better good luck!