MORE tips to be an early riser

[ENTP]

Ok, so a few months back, I read Steve's article on training oneself to wake up early by habit. So, by following his advice and waking up early *no matter what*, I managed to make myself an "almost" morning person. (i.e., I'd get up early, but it still didn't feel natural.)

But here are some tips that pushed me over the edge. (It's 5:47 a.m. right now where I live I woke up at 5.)

* Don't charge out of bed. Starting the day nearly blacking out from dizziness will not exactly encourage you to wake up earlier. Sit up first, let your head adjust and then stand up, let your head adjust again. (Or maybe my head's just not screwed on properly. :-P)

* Stretch a little. I don't know about you, but I'm a stretchy person by nature. Stretching your legs, arms, etc is refreshing.

* Drink some water. Sleep is dehydrating, but don't drink so much that you bloat yourself. (One of my friends drinks an ENTIRE bottle of water in one sitting when she wakes up. My stomach would burst if I did that, lol)

* Eat something ridiculous. I find that looking forward to cookies, brownies or coconut pad thai leftovers is highly motivating. The more delicious and tempting the food is, the better.

* Yerba Mate. I don't know about you, but I hate the taste of coffee and tea doesn't have enough caffeine. Yerba mate tastes really sweet and good with stevia (a sweetener) in it and it gives you the coffee buzz without tasting disgusting and whoring up your breath.

* Bounce. Don't laugh (too hard), but if you make like Tom Cruise and jump on your sofa or your bed, it's reinvigorating. I suppose it gets blood circulation flowing to your mind or something. Idk. Tom Cruise seems like an early bird type though, doesn't he?


Hopefully these tips aren't obvious, but they definitely worked for me. It looks like an ordeal written out, but doing it is very quick. (Particularly the eating junk food part. )

[goldberg]

Have kids, you will never rise late again!

[Bizarre Jester]

When I was in high school I had to wake up by 6:30AM every day and this would have all been very beneficial.
Once I graduated I started waking up at 9:15AM each day of the week. I now feel so refreshed and energized through out the day. I don't space out or feel that need to take a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. So what I am saying is that unless you have to wake up that early, what is the benefit?

[Arcturus]

I was a postman for eighteen years. I used to get up at 4.30 am six days a week (winter was a real drag when I had to scrape the ice off my car's windscreen). Now I'm no longer a postman I don't have to rise so early but years of getting up at that ungodly hour has played havoc with my body clock and I still wake up very early most days.

[Kornel]

Wake up early,

I have been trying to rise early, but it hurts too much.
Usually I sleep until the last minute and then I have to
rush to work. It is somehow makes me competitive and
since I commute to work by bicycle, I never be late,
because I can pedal up the lost time.

If I do have to wake up and it is important, then I
sometimes don't go to bed and stay awake for it.

[ssandra]

Lately I've been getting up at 10am, but I think I'll go back to getting up at 7am.

It doesn't matter anything for how awake or good I feel during the day and I just gained 3 hours in my day

Thanks for reminding me.. I'll start on Sunday!

[Piercetheveil]

Have a big enough reason to wake up. Big enough reason to go to bed early.

Solved.

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by Bizarre Jester

When I was in high school I had to wake up by 6:30AM every day and this would have all been very beneficial.
Once I graduated I started waking up at 9:15AM each day of the week. I now feel so refreshed and energized through out the day. I don't space out or feel that need to take a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. So what I am saying is that unless you have to wake up that early, what is the benefit?

That has nothing to do with waking up early. What time do you go to sleep?

[Bizarre Jester]

Originally Posted by Piercetheveil

Have a big enough reason to wake up. Big enough reason to go to bed early.

Solved.

That does work for me, but I rarely have a big enough reason.

Originally Posted by russianrocket

That has nothing to do with waking up early. What time do you go to sleep?

How does that have nothing to do with waking up early? I go to sleep at around 12:15-12:30AM

[russianrocket]

Originally Posted by Bizarre Jester

That does work for me, but I rarely have a big enough reason.



How does that have nothing to do with waking up early? I go to sleep at around 12:15-12:30AM

Because getting 5-6 hours of sleep is your issue, not the waking up early.

[Bizarre Jester]

Originally Posted by russianrocket

Because getting 5-6 hours of sleep is your issue, not the waking up early.

Well now I go to sleep at 12:15 so I'm getting 9 hours in or close to it. When I have to wake up early I just can't fall asleep before 11PM.