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sluggaslamoo
Australia4494 Posts
Put a can of highly caffeinated drink (500ml Monster/RedBull whatever) next to your bed. When the alarm goes off, open the can and skull it as fast as you can. You get this feeling of a tidal wave of energy going to your head and you will feel really awake, even if you go back to bed, you won't sleep and will naturally just get up. It works really well for exam/emergency days. | ||
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Rfaulker
United States53 Posts
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Grouch
Canada152 Posts
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fuzzy_panda
New Zealand1681 Posts
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Warmonger
United States69 Posts
Right now you are in the habit of hitting snooze and going back to bed. Because you are tired when you first wake-up it is nearly impossible to think rationally, and thus difficult to break this habit even if you get more sleep. Instead try forming a new habit while you are awake. "Practice" waking up the night before; set your alarm for 2 minutes, lay in bed in a dark room and then when you alarm goes off get up, turn it off and then go to the bathroom. It sounds crazy but it worked exceptionally well for me. I got the idea from the following blog if you want to read more: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/04/how-to-get-up-right-away-when-your-alarm-goes-off/ | ||
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
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BlitchizSC2
United States306 Posts
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Craton
United States17281 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10366 Posts
First of all, I try to mix things up. I use more than 1 alarm. I can use my digital clock alarm, my cell phone, my mp3 player, or a combination of them. I've found that, at least for me, it's easier (and more comfortable) to wake up with a relaxing song/music rather than one that is fast or epic. The contrast between sleeping and fast paced music makes it uncomfortable listening to it. However, sometimes I do wake up when I hear faster louder music... I guess it depends, like how long have you known that particular song? If it's new I find it easier to wake up too, especially if you tell yourself the night before something like "I like this song, it's epic, I will wake up when I hear it" Another technique I use is putting my alarms in different/new places. Try to pick places that make you THINK when you want to turn it off. Force yourself to look around if you have to. It shouldn't be in reach where you can easily get back in bed. It also should not be somewhere that is familiar. When you put your alarm under a tshirt on a table for example, do not think about it too much when you actually do it. Put it there quickly and think of something else as you go to sleep, or else you won't have to think as much when you wake up. When you wake up and have to think about where the alarm is, it gets your brain moving. | ||
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
On January 04 2012 11:50 micronesia wrote: You and shallow[sillygoose] did not read the OP carefully enough. he asked what people do and the guy replied! not his fault that he can't drag himself out of bed imo although i'm notorious for sleeping through half a day of class because i can hit the snooze button in my sleep so i can't really talk | ||
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whatthefat
United States918 Posts
Regarding the OP, the problem is not the alarm method, it's that you're trying to wake yourself at a time when your body's biological clock is promoting sleep. If you regularly go to bed at 2am, your body will adjust to that time. Trying to wake up before 10am will be difficult, and there will be a strong tendency to snooze or ignore the alarm. Louder or more elaborate alarms aren't going to fix the underlying problem, which is that your circadian clock is entrained to a late bedtime. If you want to be able to get up at 9am, you need to be regularly getting to bed by 1am, and avoiding light exposure in the hour or two before bed. Bright light in the morning will also help to advance your circadian clock to an earlier time, so you could try going for morning walks or runs. | ||
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ragingfungus
United States271 Posts
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
Sleepyti.me is a bedtime calculator that can help you calculate when to fall asleep. By counting backwards in sleep cycles, sleepyti.me has the ability to help you wake up refreshed, instead of feeling groggy. Sleepyti.me can also help you figure out what time to set your alarm if you are going to sleep at that moment. This is what I use now, it's pretty much the greatest invention ever. | ||
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Sterlymobile
United States1009 Posts
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whatthefat
United States918 Posts
On January 04 2012 15:03 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote: http://sleepyti.me/ Sleepyti.me is a bedtime calculator that can help you calculate when to fall asleep. By counting backwards in sleep cycles, sleepyti.me has the ability to help you wake up refreshed, instead of feeling groggy. Sleepyti.me can also help you figure out what time to set your alarm if you are going to sleep at that moment. This is what I use now, it's pretty much the greatest invention ever. Unfortunately, there's no real basis to these "90-minute" planners. The REM/NREM cycle's period varies greatly between and within individuals (from around 90-120 minutes). There's also a huge amount of variability in how long it takes to fall asleep, and how long you will spend awake during the night, both of which affect the timing of sleep cycles. It's therefore impossible to accurately predict when someone will end a sleep cycle, without directly monitoring their sleep (which some devices now do). | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
alamr clock in my opinion should be enjoyable. My uncle used to do this trick on me when i used to live with him where he just gona leave the radio or his fav CD on at medium volume. Eventually i will wake up by the song coming out from the stereos. Now there is a huge flaw to this: what if you really enjoy the music and sleep anyway? Well its about responsibility right? a high school student might skip his classes for sleep but no fucking way he would skip his final exam. You should find away to remind yourself of your responsibility therefore wake yourself up using will power. Not too hard really. | ||
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
On January 04 2012 15:09 whatthefat wrote: Unfortunately, there's no real basis to these "90-minute" planners. The REM/NREM cycle's period varies greatly between and within individuals (from around 90-120 minutes). There's also a huge amount of variability in how long it takes to fall asleep, and how long you will spend awake during the night, both of which affect the timing of sleep cycles. It's therefore impossible to accurately predict when someone will end a sleep cycle, without directly monitoring their sleep (which some devices now do). I remember reading somewhere that everyone has differently timed sleep cycles; I find that I'm most refreshed with either 4 hours of sleep or somewhere around 10, anything in between just leaves me tired anyways so I use sleepytime to optimize as much as I can | ||
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2594 Posts
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DarKcS
Australia1237 Posts
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