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Lyon85

Lyon85

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So 5:30am was upon me for the 8289th time since I was born, normally I wouldn't know it though. I wouldn't know anything till well after 11am if I could help it in fact. But today is different, see following the warmth of yesterday I couldn't sleep without the window wide open and a fan blowing. The black cat from down the street that harasses all the birds in my garden saw this as an opportunity to extend his mischief. So after breaking into my house and licking my knee we stared for a brief 10 seconds while I tried to figure out what the hell was going on. Ten seconds pass and I win the staring contest, so he decides to check out my room, I shoo him off and try to get some more kip. Only I can't. I'm wide awake, like I've slept for weeks. I could normally have 10 hours sleep and still feel like an undead getting up. I only went to bed at about 12:30 maybe 1am last night.

The world looks amazing at this time, I feel great myself, like I could do anything. I want to feel like this every day, but it isn't going to be that easy. I am very much a late riser and I've been happy that way for 22 years, but I want to change. Do people do that? Do late risers just change one day? I'm going to try and get to bed as early as possible tonight in the hope that things might change, I doubt I could survive on 4 1/2 hours sleep every night.

I guess I just want to hear of any success stories there may be around here, and perhaps tips for lazy buggers trying to change. Or should I just steal that cat?
 
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Train your body to get around 7 hours sleep.

I used to be the same as you but since i started working full time I had to change.

Now I go to bed at 12 and am up at 7 and it's great! :)

Unfortunatley that's the same at weekends too. :(
 
Lyon85 said:
So 5:30am was upon me for the 8289th time since I was born, normally I wouldn't know it though.
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I have to get up at this time every day because; 1) have a 4 month old girl 2) have to go to work

Necessity motivates me, nothing else. Sometimes it’s the only way. I try to go to bed at 10pm but can last till midnight at a push.
 
I get up at 5am every day and I relaly don't mind it in the summer - in the winter it is hard work though. I sleep 5-6hrs I'd love to sleep more ( go to bed between 1030-11pm), but life's too short! Mornings rock IMO. However there's nothing quite like a nice relaxed evening either - but I still choose morning over evening.
 
I'm not working at the moment but when I am it's 7am every day. The problem is I hate it. I find it so difficult. I know people who can just open their eyes and spring out of bed, happy in the knowledge they are active. Problem is they don't know why, they just do it. I'd love to be able to figure it out.

I'll try to train myself with strict bedtimes. I just don't see how I'm ever going to find it as easy as today.
 
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I could normally have 10 hours sleep and still feel like an undead getting up. I only went to bed at about 12:30 maybe 1am last night.

The world looks amazing at this time, I feel great myself, like I could do anything. I want to feel like this every day, but it isn't going to be that easy. I am very much a late riser and I've been happy that way for 22 years, but I want to change. Do people do that? Do late risers just change one day? I'm going to try and get to bed as early as possible tonight in the hope that things might change, I doubt I could survive on 4 1/2 hours sleep every night.

I guess I just want to hear of any success stories there may be around here, and perhaps tips for lazy buggers trying to change. Or should I just steal that cat?
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What it probably is is that you have be woken at a light sleeping point in your sleep cycle so you wake up feeling refreshed whereas with the example after 10 hours sleep you were probably woken from a deeper part of your sleep cycle so you feel groggy etc ...

It is nice being up at 05:30 once you are used to it, particularly in the summer as it's nice and fresh and normally very quiet. It's particularly nice if it rained over night so everywhere smells nice and fresh too. It's my normal getting up time so I can be in the office by 07:15.
 
wooo.. i'm up at 8 for once!! i've not got much to wake up for.. but i'ma start trying to wake up at 8 each day now too.. feels soo good, got the whole world to explore yet, and a job to find during that!

i also hope todays the start to a brand new me (kind of) :D
 
Woke up at 6am this morning because it was so light and I felt great, I thought about getting up but decided to put the TV on and drift back to sleep until my normal alarm time at 6:40. Alarm went off and I felt rubbish....totally dead.

Tonight I'm going straight to bed after the Apprentis and I'm going to get up earlier and go for a short walk before having to go to work.

I'll report back tomorrow.
 
One thing to the people just graduating from University .... if you are going to work there will probably be times when you are expected to be in work by. At our place you can basically work 8-4 or 10-6 or any variant in between, (dependent on team rotas etc).

The last few Grads we have had have been incapable of even getting in by 10am leading in some case is disciplinary action, (I can think of one guy who use to live 5mins walk from work, would drive in and still be 20mins late!).

So try and get used to getting up a decent time so that you can be able to do work at the right time ... it give a lot better impression with your team and management ...
 
Shift-worker here, no such thing as a regular bedtime. Can never sleep when i want to, oh well. Im off to bed. Enjoy your sunny day. Im trying to blot out the sun :( - just so I can fall asleep.
 
I find I need to get some proper exercise during the day. Nothing short of exhausting myself as it helps get me to sleep and I get better quality sleep too.

I normally get up at just before 6am. I get to sleep at anytime about 10-12.. although I know I need 8 hours I find that having a good sun lit dawn helps buckets. I know from experience that I normally feel that I should fall asleep with dusk and awake at dawn and it feels natural to me (even during the longest day).
 
Lyon85 said:
I'm not working at the moment but when I am it's 7am every day. The problem is I hate it. I find it so difficult. I know people who can just open their eyes and spring out of bed, happy in the knowledge they are active. Problem is they don't know why, they just do it. I'd love to be able to figure it out.

I'll try to train myself with strict bedtimes. I just don't see how I'm ever going to find it as easy as today.
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How active are you? Do you have a good diet? Do you do any exercise? I find this helps me settle down for a decent night's sleep, a warm drink and a book help too. I try to turn offthe computer at least an hour before I go to bed to let my brain settle. I get between 5-6hrs sleep, but it's deep good quality sleep - I wake up naturally now at 5 without any problems - I feel better for it I honestly do.

It takes a few weeks for your body to get used to it. I don't work shifts though so it's easier.
 
I agree with the exercising. Apparently the average person takes around 7 minutes to fall asleep but normally I lye in bed for 1 or 2 hours. i'm always up early though. Nothing like having a cat licking your face with fish breath to wake you up
 
You should separate bed and normal activities. (ok sex maybe exempt!)

Why not try a week of:

That morning go for a run before you have a shower. 20 mins for example.
That afternoon - no caffine..
The hour before bed - don't do anything min bending, switch off the computer and TV.
Train yourself when you get into bed to close your eyes and that all you think of is blackness - any thoughts that crop up just stop and concentrate on blackness. This reduces the processing occurring and allows the brain to slow down.
 
i've been getting 7 hours sleep the past 5 months and i am telling you i can get a LOT more done ! And i don't seem anymore tired than when i was getting 10 hours sleep.
 
I haven't been to bed yet, got a dissertation to be getting on with!




...and yes I do feel like complete crap. :p
 
I recently changed after 24 years of sleeping till almost midday. I now feel better for getting up at 8-8.30am. It's quite hard to start with but becomes well worth it and much easier with a bit of practice. I do love sleep but I'd rather spend my limited time doing something more productive!
 
bed at about 1 awake for 7.... now that the weather is getting better and its sunny when i get up i find it a lot easier in the morning... im definitely a child of the sun and it being bright outside perks me up no end
 
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