I used to be a night owl - used to sleep in past 12pm. I switched over time. Full time work shifted the pattern mostly. Weekends I still got up later. Childre

I used to be a night owl - used to sleep in past 12pm. I switched over time. Full time work shifted the pattern mostly. Weekends I still got up later. Children who wake at 7am sharp was the final step. 8am feels like a lie in after years of a daily ritual of 7am rise. No matter if I go to bed at 10pm or 2am, there isn't compromise in the morning. I guess one way of doing it is to give yourself no choice. Without children, I imagine an alarm in another room, perhaps next to a phone or computer where you need to press a button or it'll bill you for each 15 mins late. Unfortunately, these are things you can turn off.