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I have an alarm clock that goes off every 8 minutes if you hit the snooze button, there is a way to turn it off, but it's complicated enough that I can't do it in my sleep, and it involves getting a code randomly generated by my computer, which is in another room, and the front page of the paper (outside on the front step).
Going to sleep earlier can help a lot, I've found that I need around 10(ten) hours of sleep every night, so if I go to sleep at midnight I can be up and fully functional at around 10am.
Food helps as well, if you create a morning routine that involves eating some tasty breakfast (bacon omlette and coffee for myself) you'll be looking forward to getting to the nomz, and thinking less about how nice and warm your bed is.
If you're more old-fashioned and have access to twine, and old wire coat-hanger, a small bucket (a mixing bowl will work in a pinch), and an average brick, then you can create an extremely effective alarm.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any damage to person(s) or property caused by suggested device, it was the cat.
I've been sleeping from 8am to 6pm for the past 2 weeks, so you probably shouldn't take my advice on anything sleep related.
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lagmaster
United States374 Posts
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That should get you up
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Give this link a read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome
Thought you might find this interesting. Reading the thread made me wonder how many people might suffer from this and not know it and if it might be more prevalent in the gaming community. Many posting seem to have at least some of the symptoms.
I have to set multiple alarms on my phone and a clock across the room on my desk. (and I still sleep walk and turn them off most of the time)
Some days if I have something important I want or need to do I don't sleep at all because I know I won't be able to get up in the morning.
7:00 am here now think its time for bed 
Hopefully not too many typos but I've been up all night....
" "They often have asked family members to help wake them in the morning, or they have used several alarm clocks." "
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One thing people fail to consider in this whole "alarm clock" situation is habit.
Let's face it, you sleep 3am and set the alarm at 5am, 9 out of 10 times you're gonna miss it. Waking up is a habit, a routine. What you do before you sleep is a good indicator of how and when you wake up. In short, try to get a sufficient time between sleep and waking up.
If you can't, ad that is what the alarm is practically for, then it is all about will to power. A million alarm clocks all over the house will do nothing if your mind and body is not ready to awaken yet.
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Here's an App that makes donate money everytime you hit snooze; http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id449742726#
Worst case you help a school get built. Best case scenerio greed gets you up.
Win/win Being a poor student I definately get up immediately, even after only a few hours of sleep.
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Put one in every room of the house. My mom did that to get me to wake up in time for high school a few years ago.
A clock was on top of the toilet once.
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Netherlands6142 Posts
I used to use my phone and a generic alarm for waking up, but over time I got used to the sound and learned to ignore it. I now use this which hasn't failed me yet.
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United Kingdom16710 Posts
You just have to will yourself to get up when you hear it. Set a challenge to yourself that you HAVE to wake up at the first sound. Try convincing yourself it's a matter of life and death or make up a story in your head that someone you love is going to die if you don't get up. A tad over the top maybe, but it could work.
If you can get used to it, you can train your body to only require a certain amount of sleep thus negating the use of alarms all together. During my 2rd year of uni, I forced myself to sleep only exactly 6 hours every night for around 2 months. Afterwards I automatically woke up after 6 hours of sleep regardless of how tired I was or when I went to bed. It's now ingrained in my body and I feel well rested and energetic for the whole day after my 6 hours of sleep.
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I have to think of things that motivate me to wake up, for me, funny enough, it's like "I get to see that really cute blonde again in class" or "If I don't go I will get shit score on my test" or even think of food "good food..."
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The solution is simple: place your alarm clock across the room, so you're forced to get out of bed and walk over to turn it off. The hardest part is getting out of bed, this is ez solution. I used to have the same problem when I slept right next to it. Sometimes I'd wake up hours later and not remember turning it off
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On January 04 2012 11:51 TheSasquatch wrote:
Drink a huge glass of water before you go to bed. Your bladder will make you get out of bed in the morning.
Ooooh you might think that. I drink quite a lot of water all the time and i always have to pee like crazy in the morning. But when i'm in bed trying not to wake up i can hold it in almost indefinitely. When i am up though i feel like exploding.
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I have about 6 different alarms on my phone to wake me up, by the time the last one goes im awake enough to get out of bed :D
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Get an alarm that gradually increases in volume, I has the same problem as the OP till I started using my Droid's alarm, which increases in volume over a minute. if you wake up more gently its easier to wake up, getting startled out of bed is not the best way IMO.
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I just slept through my four alarms... late for work fml
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Find something you want to do with your day more than sleep.
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The only solution is to sleep at 5-6 AM and throw your alarm clock in the garbage
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When i know i have to get up i spend about 5 minuets lying in my bed then i quickly sit upright. My room mate thinks im weird but its really the best way to wake up because once you sit up right your awake.
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There are alarm clock applications for smartphones that have some interesting options, solve an equation to turn it off etc.
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I'm usually good at waking up but man it's hard to adjust back to regular schedule after the holiday D= I've been yawning for the past 3 hours at work.
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