I've become a morning person very recently (past two weeks). The hardest part for me was waking up earlier. I started researching sleep trackers and decided the

I've become a morning person very recently (past two weeks). The hardest part for me was waking up earlier. I started researching sleep trackers and decided they were too expensive. I thought the sleep tracker apps for your phone where it uses your microphone or accelerometer didn't work. But, with the app Sleep Cycle being free, I gave it a shot. And it works. Surprisingly well. Placebo? Maybe, but I don't care. The point is the past week I've been waking up from 4:30 to 5:00 AM easily. Before with my usual double alarm setup of apple watch on table across from room and phone on night stand, I'd wake up at 5:30 AM, turn off the phone alarm and walk to my apple watch and turn it off. Then promptly went back to bed because I was groggy. This doesn't happen to me with the Sleep Cycle app. Some people in this thread are saying you don't actually get extra hours because you end up sleeping earlier. While that's true, I've found that I am much more productive before my work day and can get my side tasks/work out of the way. Normally, after work, I can't get anything done due to being tired and constant distractions. Now, I get things done before work and still manage to accomplish nothing after work. A net gain of a few hours. Just a final thought, I used to love being a night owl because there weren't any distractions for me. I'd have to wait til everybody in the house fell asleep to focus on work, and by then I'd be tired. I'd push on a little bit, sleep, and wake up for work the next day tired. I'm finding that I get mostly the same benefits if not more by waking up early. Long story short, try the Sleep Cycle app. Maybe it'll work for you too.