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Not using an alarm clock. I used to set an alarm for when I wanted to be up. I would hit snooze like a fiend, and end up getting out of bed an hour or two afte

by japhyr 8y ago

Not using an alarm clock. I used to set an alarm for when I wanted to be up. I would hit snooze like a fiend, and end up getting out of bed an hour or two after the time I set the alarm for. I finally realized I could just not set an alarm, and I'd probably get up well before I did with all that snoozing. It worked; I started waking up much more refreshed, and usually a little after the time I used to set my alarm for but much earlier than I was getting out of bed with all that snoozing. I'm 45 now and I've been waking up this way most of my life. The only time I really set an alarm is if I have to catch an early flight somewhere, or if I'm going on a hike and want to be up well before sunrise. If you're a snoozer, try ditching your alarm for a week when it's not critical if you oversleep, and see what happens.

charlesdm 8y ago
Started doing this when I became self employed nearly 7 years ago. Can recommend! These days I never get up before 10am, and I'm much much much more productive than when I was working a job and getting up at 6am.
swatcoder 8y ago
If I don't manage my sleep schedule at all, it tends to become really irregular, and that can make it hard to make early morning or late evening plans. But I do feel better waking up without an alarm, so I got into a habit of setting one as a failsafe rather than as a trigger to wake. I usually wake up well before it and just turn it off, but once in a while I sleep in until it goes off. By making sure I never sleep past the failsafe time, I avoid having my schedule careen into its extremes. I find it's a nice sort of compromise between keeping an alarm and not.
T-hawk 8y ago
+1 to this, same for me. I've gone without an alarm for most of my adult life too. I used to set my alarm earlier and earlier to get myself up, and finally realized I was just training myself to snooze and sleep through it. I just naturally wake up now at the right time. Once or twice a month, I'll oversleep by a half hour or so; if that happens it's because I needed it. Fortunately I've always had jobs where that's not a problem.
drakonka 8y ago
I tried this last night and even though it sort of worked, I found myself waking up a couple of times starting from around 5am and not getting back to sleep as deeply because in the back of my mind I was worrying that I'd oversleep and be late. In my sleepiness I forgot that I still set a "just in case" alarm, just for 8am. As a result I'm more tired this morning since I didn't get as good as sleep. I might try it for a few more nights, maybe the restlessness will go away.

by japhyr 8y ago

charlesdm 8y ago

Started doing this when I became self employed nearly 7 years ago. Can recommend! These days I never get up before 10am, and I'm much much much more productive than when I was working a job and getting up at 6am.

swatcoder 8y ago

If I don't manage my sleep schedule at all, it tends to become really irregular, and that can make it hard to make early morning or late evening plans. But I do feel better waking up without an alarm, so I got into a habit of setting one as a failsafe rather than as a trigger to wake. I usually wake up well before it and just turn it off, but once in a while I sleep in until it goes off. By making sure I never sleep past the failsafe time, I avoid having my schedule careen into its extremes. I find it's a nice sort of compromise between keeping an alarm and not.

T-hawk 8y ago

+1 to this, same for me. I've gone without an alarm for most of my adult life too. I used to set my alarm earlier and earlier to get myself up, and finally realized I was just training myself to snooze and sleep through it. I just naturally wake up now at the right time. Once or twice a month, I'll oversleep by a half hour or so; if that happens it's because I needed it. Fortunately I've always had jobs where that's not a problem.

drakonka 8y ago

I tried this last night and even though it sort of worked, I found myself waking up a couple of times starting from around 5am and not getting back to sleep as deeply because in the back of my mind I was worrying that I'd oversleep and be late. In my sleepiness I forgot that I still set a "just in case" alarm, just for 8am. As a result I'm more tired this morning since I didn't get as good as sleep. I might try it for a few more nights, maybe the restlessness will go away.