The real trick is to never have to get out of bed in the morning.
Descartes was accustomed to working in bed until noon.
Tricks for Getting Out of Bed in the Morning
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#22Had to become a morning person this semester (early classes). My tactics are twofold: Coffee by the bed. Literally within about two feet. I'm a little crazy, so I've hacked my coffee machine together, but programmable store-bought stuff works too. iPhone by the bed. It's really bright, I hold it a few inches from my face and start going through my RSS reader. Gets my mind in gear and my pupils to contract.
This is my favorite HN comment ever- rushed to the kitchen and moved my coffemaker into the bedroom as soon as I read it. Can't wait to wake tomorrow and have coffee within reach!
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#23Here's an interesting list of alarm clocks that might help:
http://www.uberreview.com/2006/03/top-ten-most-annoying-alar...
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#24The real trick is to never have to get out of bed in the morning.
I envy you. On the side, 3 and 8 work incredibly well. I sleep on the top bunk and so I have to jump out of bed just to disable an alarm, or else my roommate starts kicking me through the bedsheet. It's a motivator, all right. And I wake up much faster on a day after a work-out session. I've been doing P90X for a little while now, and while it hurts like hell, the next day I wake up bursting with energy. It's great.
I have found that I am dead in the morning after a really hard day of rock climbing. Maybe it is because I am usually sore all over my body.
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#25Sleep on the floor. Bang. You're out.
Actually this is pretty good advice. I can pretty much sleep anywhere, floors included. When I wake up in bed, the warmth and comfort prevents me from leaving. When I wake up from sleeping on the floor however, I want to leave because it isn't very comfortable.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I envy you. On the side, 3 and 8 work incredibly well. I sleep on the top bunk and so I have to jump out of bed just to disable an alarm, or else my roommate starts kicking me through the bedsheet. It's a motivator, all right. And I wake up much faster on a day after a work-out session. I've been doing P90X for a little while now, and while it hurts like hell, the next day I wake up bursting with energy. It's great.
I have found that I am dead in the morning after a really hard day of rock climbing. Maybe it is because I am usually sore all over my body.
My workout guarantees I am perpetually sore. It sucks for a couple weeks, but after a few months you get used to it and you actually do have more energy... though paradoxically require more sleep to recharge. As long as I hit the minimum number of hours, though, I feel like a million bucks.
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#27Does anyone else here use a computer desktop or online alarm clock, like the author?
Note/disclaimer Im curious because this is my start-up's field.
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#28The low tech version that was supposedly used by native americans was to drink a lot of water the night before. I agree with "comatose_kid" though - young children are a great way to get up early - my alarm goes off at 7:15, but our daughter usually goes off about 20 minutes before hand.
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#29Reading on the toilet can cause you to spend way more time on the toilet than you really should. Bad things can happen, especially if you have a family history of digestive problems. I'll spare you all the medical details and obligatory puns: Google it yourself.
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#30The real trick is to never have to get out of bed in the morning.
Winston Churchill - in the years until he became prime minister: "Despite all this activity Churchill’s daily routine changed little during these years. He awoke about 7:30 a.m. and remained in bed for a substantial breakfast and reading of mail and all the national newspapers. For the next couple of hours, still in bed, he worked, dictating to his secretaries.
At 11:00 a.m., he arose, bathed, and perhaps took a walk around the garden"