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Lupe · 03-23-2009, 01:33 PM

Today I'll practice waking up to the alarm clock: How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off

i'll do it for 30 min.

hugofortin · 03-23-2009, 10:04 PM

Hi,

Thank you for posting this. I have the same problem that you.

Good luck with your practice

bye

Hugo

Lupe · 03-24-2009, 01:12 PM

day 1
i failed to do so b/c i couldn't help feeling that it is a waste of time.

Some Random Loser · 03-24-2009, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lupe

day 1
i failed to do so b/c i couldn't help feeling that it is a waste of time.

HAHAHAHAHA. That was so awesome. "This sucks!" end LoL

Day 2?

Arina · 03-24-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lupe

day 1
i failed to do so b/c i couldn't help feeling that it is a waste of time.

First of all, that's so great that you're not afraid to admit temporary set backs!

Have you tried to come up with some exciting activity you could do in the morning? So you'd actually have a REASON to get up.

~ Arina

Lupe · 03-25-2009, 12:56 AM

i'm gonna start with 5 minutes instead of 30 min. that way it doesn't seem like too much of a waste of time.

Lupe · 03-25-2009, 01:51 PM

day 2
i practiced for about 10 min. but the alarm didn't work it seems. Not sure why i didn't wake up. But I did sense a greater urge to rise when I did wake up at 9:00am so the practice was not without fruit.

Lupe · 03-26-2009, 12:44 PM

day 3

didn't practice last night because i felt lazy. anyway i went to bed early. i didn't use a blanket b/c the room was too hot. so i woke up at 5:00 n was alert enough to have stayed up (i woke up a little bit cold from no blanket) but fell asleep w/ blanket, woke up again at 7:00, n although i was more sleepy then i was when i woke up earlier at 5, I thought that my 10 min of alarm practicing drills that feels like waste of time really would have been waste of time if I don't wake up right now, n that if i don't wake up now i'll have to force myself to 'waste time' again by another set of practice drills. then slumbered for 10 min., then rose up to get my daily dose of jogging.

Wanted to see the sunrise, but gloomy day today.

Perhaps if i didn't have so much nuts last late afternoon, i would have had easier time waking up.

Lupe · 03-27-2009, 01:43 PM

day 4
didn't practice last night. But the alarm didn't ring. I forgot to take out my iPhone from my pocket so that i could hear it. so i woke up feeling terribly overslept at 8:30 (went to bed on 12:00)

Lupe · 03-29-2009, 12:37 AM

day 5

practiced once and then fell asleep around 11. as a digested two bananas in 9:30, and the window was open and it was cold, i woke up at 3:30.

then i fell asleep at 3:30 pm today and woke at 7:30pm.

messed up sleep

sirkinm · 03-29-2009, 02:38 AM

We're all waiting on bated breath for Day 6.

Lupe · 03-29-2009, 11:09 PM

day 6
stayed awake all night then tried to take a 20 min nap with timer at 12:30pm today but must have slept right through it. Woke up at 6:30pm.

ThrottleLock · 03-30-2009, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Some Random Loser

HAHAHAHAHA. That was so awesome. "This sucks!" end LoL

Day 2?

LOL... That was completely not what I expected. Too funny.

Lupe · 03-30-2009, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lupe

day 6
stayed awake all night then tried to take a 20 min nap with timer at 12:30pm today but must have slept right through it. Woke up at 6:30pm.

i'll have a difficult time trying to sleep tonight (well-nigh impossible). i'll put the night into good use by practicing waking up by the alarm.

Lupe · 03-30-2009, 12:34 PM

i could sleep a bit after 3:30am. woke at 8:00am w/o alarm. Doesn't feel sleepy. Not bad. But then didn't feel like practicing waking up to the alarm.

can anybody share their experience with this practice? how long did it take you for the habit to develop?

IceWolf · 03-30-2009, 06:06 PM

I practised for about an hour on the first day, then about 15 minutes a day for a few days. It works reliably if I got enough sleep. My biggest difficulty with it at the moment is going to bed early enough. I tend to stay up even after I'm really tired.

I also still have a problem where I'll sometimes wake up before the alarm, and instead of getting up or going back to sleep, I lie there tormenting myself with thoughts of "oh no, I'll have to get up soon".

I found that practising in the evening messed up my sleep. And I really didn't want to do it in the morning. Early afternoon seemed to work.

I also found it was important not to make the routine too short. At least a minute in bed pretending to be asleep, then doing the next thing in the routine after getting up (so that I don't program myself to get out of bed and then get straight back in again).

Lupe · 03-31-2009, 06:29 PM

i pretty much gave up. ate lots of junk food again. no practice. slept really late and then woke up at 9:00.

anyway i'll revive from this crash. renew my determination.

03-23-2009, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	practicing waking up to the alarm clock - 30 day trial Today I'll practice waking up to the alarm clock: How to Get Up Right Away When Your Alarm Goes Off i'll do it for 30 min.

03-26-2009, 12:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 3 didn't practice last night because i felt lazy. anyway i went to bed early. i didn't use a blanket b/c the room was too hot. so i woke up at 5:00 n was alert enough to have stayed up (i woke up a little bit cold from no blanket) but fell asleep w/ blanket, woke up again at 7:00, n although i was more sleepy then i was when i woke up earlier at 5, I thought that my 10 min of alarm practicing drills that feels like waste of time really would have been waste of time if I don't wake up right now, n that if i don't wake up now i'll have to force myself to 'waste time' again by another set of practice drills. then slumbered for 10 min., then rose up to get my daily dose of jogging. Wanted to see the sunrise, but gloomy day today. Perhaps if i didn't have so much nuts last late afternoon, i would have had easier time waking up. Last edited by Lupe; 03-26-2009 at 12:49 PM.

03-30-2009, 12:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	i could sleep a bit after 3:30am. woke at 8:00am w/o alarm. Doesn't feel sleepy. Not bad. But then didn't feel like practicing waking up to the alarm. can anybody share their experience with this practice? how long did it take you for the habit to develop? Last edited by Lupe; 03-30-2009 at 12:36 PM.

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hugofortin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa Posts: 245	Hi, Thank you for posting this. I have the same problem that you. Good luck with your practice bye Hugo

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Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 1 i failed to do so b/c i couldn't help feeling that it is a waste of time.

03-25-2009, 12:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	i'm gonna start with 5 minutes instead of 30 min. that way it doesn't seem like too much of a waste of time.

03-25-2009, 01:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 2 i practiced for about 10 min. but the alarm didn't work it seems. Not sure why i didn't wake up. But I did sense a greater urge to rise when I did wake up at 9:00am so the practice was not without fruit.

03-27-2009, 01:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 4 didn't practice last night. But the alarm didn't ring. I forgot to take out my iPhone from my pocket so that i could hear it. so i woke up feeling terribly overslept at 8:30 (went to bed on 12:00)

03-29-2009, 12:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 5 practiced once and then fell asleep around 11. as a digested two bananas in 9:30, and the window was open and it was cold, i woke up at 3:30. then i fell asleep at 3:30 pm today and woke at 7:30pm. messed up sleep

03-29-2009, 02:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
sirkinm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 585	We're all waiting on bated breath for Day 6.

03-29-2009, 11:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	day 6 stayed awake all night then tried to take a 20 min nap with timer at 12:30pm today but must have slept right through it. Woke up at 6:30pm.

03-30-2009, 06:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
IceWolf Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 68	I practised for about an hour on the first day, then about 15 minutes a day for a few days. It works reliably if I got enough sleep. My biggest difficulty with it at the moment is going to bed early enough. I tend to stay up even after I'm really tired. I also still have a problem where I'll sometimes wake up before the alarm, and instead of getting up or going back to sleep, I lie there tormenting myself with thoughts of "oh no, I'll have to get up soon". I found that practising in the evening messed up my sleep. And I really didn't want to do it in the morning. Early afternoon seemed to work. I also found it was important not to make the routine too short. At least a minute in bed pretending to be asleep, then doing the next thing in the routine after getting up (so that I don't program myself to get out of bed and then get straight back in again).

03-31-2009, 06:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
Lupe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 653	i pretty much gave up. ate lots of junk food again. no practice. slept really late and then woke up at 9:00. anyway i'll revive from this crash. renew my determination.

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