Think about your reason why you want to get up and start the morning routine and don’t put the alarm beside your bed. Put it in a spot that you have to get out of bed
I turn the snooze button off in the settings and instead have two alarms. The first one I set for a quarter of an hour before I am meant to get up. For some reason this works for me. But you might have to try a few different things before you find what works for you.
Hello, there are three things which help me get up on time in the morning: 1. Making myself shut off everything on time at night; I have a tough time shutting down sometimes, but am becoming more consistent (yay!) 2. Put whatever device wakes you up (phone or alarm clock) far enough away, so that you must get out of bed to turn it off, helps. 3. I found it was not enough on some days to get out of bed. So, I have water next to my phone now and drink 4 to 8 ounces of water when I get up. I then feel more alert and energized and will find I cannot go back to sleep; even if I lay back down I will usually get back up before the snooze ends and turn off the alarm before it goes off again. It has taken a while, but these days I am getting used to just not laying back down and staying up. If really tired, I will try and take a 20 minute nap in the afternoon. The app has an interesting caffeinated nap option which actually worked for me. Best of luck to you! Sleep is important to memory and not being cranky all day. :)
I have a positive quote on my screen so I see it when my alarm goes off. Don’t let excuses get the better or You, remember why you started. The first week is hard, the message reminds me it’s worth it. Getting into the routine is the hardest park... soon you will be in the rhythm and loving it. Keep going, you’ve got this !!!
What time do you have to get up? Look at that time and count back at least 7 hours. Set a bedtime schedule for the evening, and whatever that time is put away all devices about an hour before and create a wind down routine. Do some stretching, take a shower (or bath), wash your face, brush your teeth, read a paper book, turn down the heat...you get the idea. The point is you won’t want to snooze when you’ve given your body enough time to rest. Just like anything else this will take practice and sacrifice, but remember it’s for your greater good.
Make your alarm a song you like so you wake up happy, put your alarm/phone across the room so you have to get out of bed to go turn it off. Put a note by your alarm reminding yourself that you’re already up so why would you go back into bed and ruin your morning routine.
Try to get accustomed to waking up after REM sleeping cycle. The drowsiness of waking up is not necessarily because you didn’t sleep enough but may be also because you’re waking up at the wrong moment. Studies show that people waking up after REM cycle are more energetic and "ready to go" regardless of how much the slept. There are devices and apps that track your sleeping cycle such as "sleep for android" and will wake you as your REM cycle ends in the time frame you set. Another useful tool I found is to stop using the sound alarm and instead use a viration with your phone/watch or, and this is what I do, a "sunrise clock" - these desktop clocks can have sound alarm but their main feature is to slowly light up the room prior to desired time of waking up imitating surise and allowing the body’s cycle to slowly adjust to waking up. That being said, a good night sleep is the most important thing that will help you wake up refreshed and to not need the snooze button !
I’m struggling with the same thing. Only thing that works for me is to be in bed, lights out, phone down, with enough time for 8 hours of sleep.
The question for me is how to wi d down earlier at night so that I will wake up earlier. At my age I think it is good for me to sleep until I wake up.
Put your clock or device away from your bed so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off. Don’t get back in bed, just jump into your routine.
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