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Ask HN: How do you have the energi to work and think in the morning?
I have never understood people who wake up early, get to work / college / uni and can work seamlessly.
My brain barely functions at 8 AM while others manage to open a math book and get things done.
And it’s not that I don’t get enough sleep, because I do, I get at least 8-9 hours sleep.
So, how do you do it?
- pr07ecH70r 3y agoI guess, this is very person dependent. For example, I wake up at 5AM every morning and already in the office at 6AM (luckily, I don't have to commute). While, my wife is more 9-to-5 person, so she sleeps longer. There is no trick in it. Just different people. Of course, coffee helps. :)
- playingalong 3y agoSame without coffee. Also I think it's partly about age. At teens or 20s my anecdata is you need more sleep. Or maybe you tend to stay up longer for various activities trading for your sleep duration.
- Alifatisk 3y agoYeah looks like the whole comment section agrees, it must be genetic
- bell-cot 3y agoDo you have more energy later in the day - when many of the people who woke early and were energetic in the morning do not? People differ. And they usually change over time. I recall energetic early mornings as a small child. And being barely awake at 9am in my mid-teens. And shifting back somewhat in my early 20's, and ...
- GianFabien 3y agoToo many carbs at lunch tends to bring on a drowsy hour or so in the afternoon. It has to do with the glucose spike and absorption cycle. Coffee only marginally helps.
- Alifatisk 3y ago> Do you have more energy later in the day - when many of the people who woke early and were energetic in the morning do not? Its hard to tell but I wouldn’t say I’ve noticed anything unusual with me compared to others
- theGeatZhopa 3y agoIt's your biological clock. For me it is the same, but I got over it. Just needed a few months of wakeup early, having a ritual like coffee & cig.. then, 10 minutes after I'm awake. Then I got used to it
- Alifatisk 3y agoI would much prefer being an early bird than being up late. I’ll see if I can do a similar change like you did. I’ve learned that the body loves routine so I’ll start set an alarm at 10 AM everyday so my body get used to it, then slowly decrease the time to 6 AM.
- theGeatZhopa 3y agoYes. That's a good plan. Call it transformation and count the progress in percents :) There are other things need to consider though. Sunlight is important. While sleeping it must be dark, but when it's wake up time, you need light. So, if you cover your windows/ use a jealousy, you can stop with that. Or buy yourself a "light Alarm clock". The next thing is, it needs time. You have to consider, it's not just "my brain". It's rather all the hormones and stuff, which have to be changed. So be patient and try to enjoy you on your way of transformation :)
- MattGaiser 3y agoI am not at my best in the morning, so I do my work at night instead (as much as is feasible anyway).
- GianFabien 3y agoFrom my observations it's genetic. Just like people have different hair color, eye color, height, etc. I'm a morning person. I function well on 7.5hrs sleep. Within reason I can go to bed anytime and wake up less than 8hrs later. My wife is the typical owl. She sleeps till 10 and is barely functioning even after coffee until the early afternoon. In my experience, it is easier to not fight your natural circadian cycle. Just organize your day to match your changing aptitudes.