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I'd add, for those that have to depend on alarm clocks, please sleep earlier or figure out your circadian rhythm ('biological clock') so you don't get jolted ou

by welanes 11y ago

I'd add, for those that have to depend on alarm clocks, please sleep earlier or figure out your circadian rhythm ('biological clock') so you don't get jolted out of deep sleep by a horrible loud noise each day. I'm fortunate enough to wake up naturally however I hear foghorn ringtones echoing from my housemates rooms most mornings and that's just a terrible way to start your day. Leads to a grogginess that's hard to shake.

Broken_Hippo 11y ago
Unfortunately, my natural circadian rhythm isn't set early enough to be able to do any of this stuff if I take a job with 'normal' working hours. The earliest I can manage to wake up consistently without an alarm is around 9am, but it is much better if I'm waking at 10 or 11. I'm not a child - i'm in my late 30's and have never 'grown out' of it. I can sleep the same amount of hours, one earlier in the night (and waking earlier) and one delayed, and always feel groggy waking up at 6 or 7am. Sometimes I simply don't hear alarms, even with good sleeping habits, and early waking times increase my chances of 'sleep drunkeness' and confused wakenings - sometimes I can barely manage to take a shower unless I give myself 15-20 minutes after waking for my mind to catch up. I have generally tried to take jobs that work around this, but it hasn't always been possible.