and actually get out of bed when the alarm clock goes

early meaning 2-3+ hours before you actually have to leave to go to work

don't suggest having children either

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it has the opposite effect on her though :-(

And usually the first song i hear in the morning i sing all day until i get another one to get it out my head so i turn the alarm off and turn on a song i love.....all that work gets me awake like MINUS WELL

and some nights sleeping early isn't an option (dj gigs)

the most annoying alerts (one sounds like busta rhymes saying 'get up muthabustaaaa).

I put one on HER side of the bed and the other in the bathroom.

every 5-10 minutes one of them is going off, snooze button be damned.

or get a cat. My boy says his cat starts licking his face when the alarm goes off.

and leave it in another room or another part of my room. i live alone so i try and keep my phone close when i'm asleep. part of my not getting out of bed involves browsing my phone after the alarm goes. i have a regular alarm clock i can use.

>part of my not getting out of bed involves browsing my phone after the alarm goes

i started out looking at actual useful things like news but now it's all social media now.

i'm going to leave my phone somewhere else in my bedroom

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobitobi.android.gentlealarm&hl=en

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

im up at 730am no matter what. every single day.
if i fucked it up last night and poured it on thick I will still get up at 730 automatically and just go back to sleep. my alarm goes off everyday at 730am.

for sleep I try to limit it to 12 every night but some nights I might go down at 11am or even 2am(and thats really pushing it...but I went to bed last night at 2am and got up at 730 and still felt like a champ)

I'm up at 5 on gym mornings and I get up like it's nothing as soon as De La's "Breakadawn" comes on...but the night before, I'm sleep by 10.

no issues falling or staying asleep (save for the occassional stressful times)

no particular order

i use the sleep cycle app to wake me up in the lightest sleep phase
http://www.sleepcycle.com/

i create a morning ritual of short wins that build momentum
these small tasks also become triggers

you should check out the book "miracle morning" by hal elrod
http://www.amazon.com/The-Miracle-Morning-Not-So-Obvious-Guaranteed/dp/0979019710

and the 5am miracle podcast by jeff sanders
https://www.jeffsanders.com/the-5-am-miracle-podcast/

make it easy to get to each of the items in your ritual
for instance one of mine is to drink a glass of water when i wake up so i put the water on my desk the night before

wash your face with cold water as soon as you get up...which makes you actually get out of the bed

the biggest thing for me is to have clear tasks outlined beforehand and not just getting up early without a plan....
i find that the days that i don't have a plan outlined are the days that i hit snooze more often
early mornings are great for side projects

edit: oh and going to sleep properly the night before is huge. if you can have a consistent bedtime that will help tremendously. if you can't do that...try to set a time in which you stop using any electronics. if you do have to use a laptop late at night make sure you have flux installed https://justgetflux.com/

its been a bit easier on the days i know i need extra time to do back exercises
i do them in bed
but when i know my back is acting up its becomes imperative

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>i create a morning ritual of short wins that build momentum
>these small tasks also become triggers
>


are these small tasks that were left over from the day before? or tasks that you actually designed "turn on" certain gears in your daily routine?

> or tasks that you actually designed "turn on" certain gears
>in your daily routine?

this.
they are not typically work related but build the momentum.
i like the philosophy of "eating my frog" so my first work related task is usually my biggest, most important task, the one I am most likely to procrastinate on if I don't do something about it.
so the little wins before that provide the momentum to tackle it.

here are some of my little wins that have been apart of my morning routine at different times .....

- read my wall of affirmations (i have a bunch of artwork with sayings on my walls)
- drink a glass of water (i call it my inner bath)
- read 10 pages minimum of a book
- 15 minute duolingo language exercise
- 7 minute workout
- write 5 things I am grateful for
- walk 35 minutes at the park
- eat fruit
- listen to inspirational podcast for 20 minutes
- meditate for 10 minutes
- make pour over coffee (and be present while making it)

I def need to institute some tasks like that in my morning routine.

If I have to be up at 7:15 I set the alarm for 7 so that I can take 15 minutes to get up.

Also when I wake up I throw on some music I love that can help get me hype.

Then the first thing I do is take a shot of something with caffeine it in like ice tea.

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Like put an annoying alarm in the next room or something.
For me, getting away from the comfyness of the blanket is the hardest part.

>For me, getting away from the comfyness of the blanket is the
>hardest part.

it loves me unconditionally and lays on me! it's my husband! :( lol

set to vibrate and music

i have to get up earlier on thursdays for a dept meeting
i changed the song

all are next to or directly on the bed

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When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries.
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I have to get up to turn it off.
I'm up 4.5 hours bf work to work out going on 3 years now. I just do it.
If I don't get up that early there is no time to get it done.
I make breakfast for 3 and prep my espresso for the night before.

I hit the gym before work, so I'm up and out before the wife and kid wake up. It's pretty much accepted that my wife gets our son up and out; breakfast, packs his lunch, makes sure he doesn't slow poke getting ready...etc., but if I'm still at home when they wake up, I feel obligated to pitch in during the morning routine.

Before I come off sounding like an awful husband... I handle the afternoons. I pick him up from school, take him to his extracurricular stuff and throw dinner down his neck. By then, my wife is home and we tag team.

So, I allow myself one cycle of the snooze button and then I'm gone.

Also... Each night plan your morning for 5 minutes before you go to bed.

Have a large glass of water by your bedside to drink when you wake up. Will make you have to pee within 10 minutes

http://bbc.in/1sPZWzY

trick #0: use this as an alarm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh2-AXgfUoc

I'm usually fully awake before 6am and I get to the office by 8:30-9am

Drink a lot of water before going to bed. Not a crazy amount but enough to make you have to get up and pee in the morning. You may have to experiment with the amounts.

Do something mentally stimulating right when you wake up. I like Duolingo for learning languages, it's got a good mobile app so maybe some language exercises would be a good thing to try. Plus you can do them while still in bed. I'm a math nerd, so some math problems help me out. Once my mind is awake I can never roll back over and sleep.

Before I go to bed, I often write out all the tasks I have on my plate for the next day. I find that it helps me not think about the next day and focus on getting sleep. Not sure if it helps wake up easier but definitely helps me sleep easier.

http://www.amazon.com/Clocky-Aqua-Runaway-Alarm-Clock/dp/B000TAS9XQ


i believe theres a helicopter version too

*shrugs*

Then you have to get up to turn it off, which is the hardest part. After I'm up I don't really feel like going back to sleep. If I just leave my alarm on the bedside though it's really hard to actually get out of bed still.

..a light on in the next room.
..things I need to do what I need done in the morning Iaid out and ready to be used as soon as I get up..
..no screen time at least an hour before bed
..earlier bed time

...after about a week of struggling it gets easier lol

i'm also a weirdo who sleeps with her door closed (i live alone. WHY?) so i dont know if alarm in another room will work. i may not hear it.

but keep em coming, folks!

drink big ass glass of water before bed

My hunger and urgency to hit the can keeps me out the bed.

Multiple staggered alarms

All that wakes up my dogs who are ready for their walk so they won't go potty inside

The alarm clock is especially crucial 'cause I aim it towards my head. We have blackout curtains in my bedroom so it stays pretty dark in there, even when the sun is bright as fuck at 5am in the summer.

The first three alarms come from my phone which I might snooze or kill all together. The final alarm comes from the clock with the unnaturally bright blue light. Those blue lights can make it impossible to stay asleep once it hits your eyes through your lids.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/blue-light-from-electronics-disturbs-sleep-especially-for-teenagers/2014/08/29/3edd2726-27a7-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html


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"Where was the peace when we were getting shot? Where's the peace when we were getting laid out?
Where is the peace when we are in the back of ambulances? Where is the peace then?
They don't want to call for peace then.

go to bed earlier, also listen to a little classical music before going to bed help you sleep better
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...and turn on some Jazz.
Jazz is a very mathematically sophisticated music. Accordingly, listening to it's sophisticated harmonies/rhythms gets my brain's gears turning.

you can set different types of math problems to solve when the alarm goes off in order to turn it off.

different types of math and different levels of difficulty.

it WILL work but it will also piss you off. It will work though.

you might end up throwing your phone but you'll be awake.

i may try it...

then clip it on my shorts.


that shit worked

http://sleepyti.me/