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On January 04 2012 09:43 Fawkes wrote:
Will power.
Maybe it is just me, but I never really had the phase where I would turn off or delay my alarm. When I hear it, I get up. It is just routine, no matter how tired, and what situation, I will get up.
its not just you, its the way we work, if we follow one way often and stick to it, it becomes routine. im the guy only wakes up if there is something in it for me, otherwise it feels hard to get up and move around, but if there is something in it for me, im literally able to bounce out of a bed into a pair of magical pants and "woop" out the door i go! lol  laziness at its finest ofc.
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On January 04 2012 10:04 Underoath wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post This guy was warned for posting that... but it was about the same thing I was gonna post O_O Like, really.. putting it at a fair distance always does the job~
On January 04 2012 10:06 Release wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post I don't understand why he is warned? One way you can do it is to put it under your bed at the end where your feet are. That way to have to get up or at least move yourself in order to turn it off.
The OP specifically said he tried it and it didn't work, probably combined with the fact that it's a one-liner.
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get some fancy clock alarm with speakers and record in it BM of all sorts, so at the morning you get all mad and get up to turn off/destroy the damn thing
u gotta be a rager for it to work tho
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Personally I got mine on the other side of the room tuned in to my most hated radio station, usually does the trick for me lol.
I got a friend who has a similar problem to you and he ended up getting 5 clocks set to go off in 5 min intervals spread around his room.
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Making a waking up routine I think is the best method for waking up easily. A simple routine that becomes habitual will be something you can trust your body to do in the grogginess of morning. Leaving your alarm clock close to the bathroom & splashing water on your face right after shutting it off could be one simple routine, but you can do whatever works for you.
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I've had this problem during a period, and for me it was that I had no reason to go up at the time that I wanted to. It might sound stupid but try and have some sort of activity that you need to do early. If I have nothing I need to do until 2pm, there's no way in hell I'll motivate myself in the morning to go up at 8am.
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Having a reason to get up is a big step. If your on break, or don't have a job, whatever it be, it can be very difficult to get up knowing you have nothing important to do that day. I should know! I lived many months free from School and Work. I slept 12-14 hours some days, simply because why the hell not?
Once I got a Job or went back to School, I work up no problem, because I knew I had shit to do and no time to waste.
Only piece of advice I can really offer is make sure your alarm is out of reach. If an alarm is beside me, I will turn in OFF (not just snooze!), which requires effort (Phone alarm), and I'll wake up 4 hours later wondering why my alarm never went off. I literally turn off my alarm in my sleep :<.
I guess I could also suggest one of those puzzle alarms I've seen. They make you do basic math or puzzle problems so the buzzer will stop going off. Idea is to get your brain thinking, thus you'll feel awake.
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How old are you?
Teenagers need more than 8 hours sleep. Even into your early 20s for some people. Get up when you wake up naturally, if you can afford it, and resist the urge to "roll back over" when you are past 7 hours.
Don't worry man- insomnia is much worse 
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i put it on the radio instead.
it slowly wakes me out of sleep and i just lay there listening to the radio ( most likely news) for aroun 30mins.
thne im fully awake and awesome
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Get a heart reverb alarm clock. It only works like 85% of the time but it WILL wake you up in a silent seemless fashion. The reason it only goes off 85% of the time is to teach your body to wake up on schedule without it's help. Worked for me.
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If you're feeling super tired when you wake up it generally means you need more sleep. Getting enough sleep is key to staying healthy and neglecting your body adequate time to recuperate each day can have some bad side effects in the long term.
If you want advice though, take this:
Sleep in blocks that are divisible by 90 minutes (such as 6 hours, 7.5 hours, 9 hours) as the body goes through sleeping cycles of heavy/light sleep so its easier to wake up at some intervals. I've found that if I sleep for 6 hours rather than 6.5 or 7 hours then I wake up much easier and I'm more alert when I do wake up.
Try getting 7.5 hours sleep a night if you're 18+ or 9 hours if you're under that.
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On January 04 2012 10:06 Release wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post I don't understand why he is warned? It looks like he didn't read the OP. If you had looked more closely, you too could have realized this. The power is yours.
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Have something to wake up for. Like going for a run before the day is too hot, or playing a few games of Starcraft before going to school/work. The classic one that almost no one seems to wake up for these days is waking up early to read the news. It gives you something to talk about with coworkers, classmates, or friends during the day.
Just feeling like you "wasted the whole day" is something that people regurgitate from what other people have told them. Seriously, what would have have done before noon? Watch TV? Watch Starcraft streams? Have something scheduled for yourself in the morning and you will be able to wake up much easier.
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On January 04 2012 09:55 Syracuse wrote:I use the simple little alarm on my phone and it's worked for years, BUT-- http://uncrate.com/stuff/puzzle-alarm-clock/ ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/jYlei.jpg) is very cool, and I'm willing to believe it works extremely well.
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Surprised no one has said this so far....I use Alarm Clock Xtreme on my android phone. Has lots of various ways to wake up, including a GPS sensor reading mechanism thingy....but what has worked best for me is the math problems....
One alarm - snooze
2nd alarm - no option for snooze...must solve X math problems of Y difficulty. Allows you to mute the alarm for about 10s, but that's it.
Works like a charm....gets your brain thinking to avoid the alarm and not sleeping.
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I used to use the old "clock across the room" trick, but that stopped working. Started working again while I'm at school. The bed in my dorm room is lofted, so laying back down is no longer so easy.
If you want a hardcore suggestion for a serious getting up issue, enclose the clock inside a box that is sound penetrable and latch the box with a pad lock. Crazy, yet foolproof 
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On January 04 2012 11:03 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 10:06 Release wrote:On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post I don't understand why he is warned? It looks like he didn't read the OP. If you had looked more closely, you too could have realized this. The power is yours.
OP:
How do you make yourself get up when you hear your alarm clock? How do you resist the temptation of turning it off, or how can I personally resist the temptation of turning it off? Thanks!
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On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post
I don't see how this is warnable?
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On January 04 2012 11:23 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 11:03 micronesia wrote:On January 04 2012 10:06 Release wrote:On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post I don't understand why he is warned? It looks like he didn't read the OP. If you had looked more closely, you too could have realized this. The power is yours. OP: Show nested quote +How do you make yourself get up when you hear your alarm clock? How do you resist the temptation of turning it off, or how can I personally resist the temptation of turning it off? Thanks! Reply: Show nested quote +On January 04 2012 09:46 ugapa wrote:
put it away from reaching distance
User was warned for this post I don't see how this is warnable?
OP:
On January 04 2012 09:41 Lebzetu wrote:
I tried setting it across the room, I just slowly lay back down and go to bed.
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Give yourself something important to do every morning so that when you wake up and look at the clock you'll realize how long you have to get started on said task and you'll get right to it.
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Buy one of them alarm clocks that do special things to wake you up. Mine for example, is an air siren that goes off, fires out a helicopter and won't turn off until you put the helicopter back on the pad.. This... wakes you up.
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