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Popular post on sleep from a former programmer; http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05/how-to-become-an-early-riser/ http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/05

• cubix 18y ago
  Thanks for the link. I've struggled since childhood with both falling asleep and waking up, especially the latter. (Some of my earliest memories involve been ripped out of bed and thrown into a cold car to be taken to school.) I've read quite a few articles like this over the years, but this is the first time I've encountered the notion of practicing a routine during waking hours to program yourself to get up. Interesting idea -- I may even give it a shot.
  • jackchristopher 18y ago
    Where is the bug? In your beliefs about the universe? > Your purpose in life? > Your career choice?> Your motivation? > Your diet > Your genes... Seriously, at what level of abstraction is the problem? Is it a problem at all?
    • cubix 18y ago
      There's most likely a large genetic component. I doubt I had formed many beliefs about the universe when I was only 5 or 6, but my tendency to stay up late and sleep in appeared as early as then, if not sooner. If I'm free to set my schedule, which has been possible at times, it's not a problem. But inevitably outside factors -- job, school, relationships, etc. -- interfere. That said, I find that the night does have a certain aesthetic appeal -- a sense of freedom, of wonder even -- that I find absent in the cold, hard light of day, which likely contributes to my return to a "night owl" pattern when possible.
      • sjh 18y ago
        Almost word-for-word, I'm in the same situation and have a very similar outlook, for whatever that's worth.