Do you guys jump of the bed when the alarm goes or push the snooze button a couple of times or read something or surf or plan or meditate on the bed. I'm struggling to wake up in the morning that's why I asked to the hackers of the galaxy.
Ask HN: How you wake up?
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#2My routine-following border collie whimpers until I get up and take her on a walk. Not much opportunity to snooze...
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#3My kids wake me up. Best alarm in the world. Can't snooze either :)
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#4Naturally
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#5I have come to accept my schedule. I work afternoon/evening shift (3 - 12 AM) and after work, I cannot sleep at all. I used to beat myself up for not "getting to sleep early" and waking up late. However, once I changed my mindset, I really don't mind anymore. We are a household that sleeps during the early part of the day, and we are an afternoon/evening kind of people.
So now, I work on my side projects and do whatever I got to do between the hours after 12 AM and before 5 - 6 AM. Once this time begins to approach, usually when I start to see hints of the sun, I prepare to sleep. I end up sleeping anywhere from 10 AM - 1 PM. And I don't mind at all.
I have embraced the fact that I can't sleep after work. Sometimes, if I have to work an earlier shift, I will just train myself to go to sleep earlier, and I might eat some almond butter or take some melatonin gummies to help aid me in sleep.
If I do set an alarm, I usually set two: one to remind me that I'm alive. The second to remind me that I have to get up. The first is normally set an hour beforehand, while the latter is an alarm set around a half hour before I have to actually wake up to let me know: Seriously, get up.
I sometimes still beat myself up for being so lackadaisical -- like I've been having to get an oil change for at least a week now, and I just can't seem to get up in time. But eventually I get myself in gear, bite the bullet, wake up a little earlier, and do what I have to do during those hours I would usually be sleeping.
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#6I have come to accept my schedule. I work afternoon/evening shift (3 - 12 AM) and after work, I cannot sleep at all. I used to beat myself up for not "getting to sleep early" and waking up late. However, once I changed my mindset, I really don't mind anymore. We are a household that sleeps during the early part of the day, and we are an afternoon/evening kind of people. So now, I work on my side projects and do whate…
>If I do set an alarm, I usually set two: one to remind me that I'm alive. The second to remind me that I have to get up. The first is normally set an hour beforehand, while the latter is an alarm set around a half hour before I have to actually wake up to let me know: Seriously, get up.
Would you benefit from an extra half an hour of uninterrupted sleep instead of setting two alarms? I find myself worse off in the morning if when I set two alarms an hour apart rather than setting a single alarm.
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#7I have come to accept my schedule. I work afternoon/evening shift (3 - 12 AM) and after work, I cannot sleep at all. I used to beat myself up for not "getting to sleep early" and waking up late. However, once I changed my mindset, I really don't mind anymore. We are a household that sleeps during the early part of the day, and we are an afternoon/evening kind of people. So now, I work on my side projects and do whate…
>If I do set an alarm, I usually set two: one to remind me that I'm alive. The second to remind me that I have to get up. The first is normally set an hour beforehand, while the latter is an alarm set around a half hour before I have to actually wake up to let me know: Seriously, get up. Would you benefit from an extra half an hour of uninterrupted sleep instead of setting two alarms? I find myself worse off in the m…
this is a severe issue, I can wake up at 5am strictly when I am pressured to, but when there is no pressure and I can 'get the work done anytime' I end up getting up much later and sometimes snoozing ever 5 minutes for an hour +.
I say sometimes that I need pressure because thats when I thrive.. I'm not sure how to artificially create that pressure
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#8I wake up 5:30am every single day except Sunday.
I never snooze my alarm clock. I put the phone away from me so I have to get up to it. If it's arm-reachable, the snooze it is :)
Morning are really slow for me intentionally, I usually make myself a cup of coffee and sit down for about 30-40 minutes. Watching TV or something like that.
Depending on my level of injury, I might stretch a bit and do some morning Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Ina_WW4Yc This one works best for me.
I ride my bike 4-5 days a week and the rest of my morning depends whether I bike in the morning or in the afternoon.
Struggling to wake up (for me) means I am missing some nutrition, I try to keep a very natural and healthy diet. I found that if I keep up with it, I wake up much easier.
For context. I have 3 kids (20m - 7y old). I usually wake up about an hour before the first one wakes up.
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#9I used to set the alarm to 7:45 and 8:00 (to be out of the door by 8:10). The ability to lightly sleep the last 15 minutes is very refreshing.
These days i'm self-employed, so pretty much gave up on alarm clocks and go to sleep and wake up whenever it happens. Tend to drift forward about 30 minutes every day...
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#10I have come to accept my schedule. I work afternoon/evening shift (3 - 12 AM) and after work, I cannot sleep at all. I used to beat myself up for not "getting to sleep early" and waking up late. However, once I changed my mindset, I really don't mind anymore. We are a household that sleeps during the early part of the day, and we are an afternoon/evening kind of people. So now, I work on my side projects and do whate…
Wow, everything you wrote applies to me, including the two alarms and the difficulty getting things done due to being so out of phase with everybody else.
A few months ago I had to work 9-17 for four weeks. With some difficulty, I managed to be on time every single day. I was sleep deprived at the end of it, and reverted to my usual 5 - 8 AM bedtime on the next day.
I don't enjoy it but I have never managed to keep a sleep pattern resembling normal for more than a few days.