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"Early to bed early to rise, makes person healthy, wealthy and wise"
-Benjamin Franklin
We always
here that waking up early makes you happier, healthier and wealthier. We try to
wake up early but after two day, we’re back to our old habit. If you really
want to wake up early, here are some tips that will help you waking up early
with more energy and you’ll feel more alive.
1. Go to Bed Early
This one is
obvious. You have to go to bed early to wake up early. You want to wake up
fresh, active and energetic. And for that you have to get enough sleep. Human
body needs 6-8 hours of sleep. If you sleep less than 6 hours, you will feel
uneasy and not feel active and energetic. If you sleep more than 8 hours, you’ll
feel lazy and lethargic. So I recommend having 7 hours of undisturbed and deep
sleep. If you want to wake up at 5:30 AM, you should be in bed before 10:20 PM
or 22:20. Human body takes average 15 minutes to sleep, so be 10 minutes early
to sleep.
2. No Screen Before Bed Time
This is the
biggest mistake people make. They use their devices like laptop, smartphones
and watch TV right before sleeping. The blue rays coming out of those screen affects
your sleep. Those rays make brain believe that it is still day and there is no
need to sleep. Do not use laptops and smartphones at least 30 minutes before
sleep. And if necessary use Night Mode or Blue Light Filter to minimize these
harmful rays. Most devices now a days have this feature inbuilt, but if your
phone do not have this feature, there are thousands good apps available on App
Store and Play Store.
3. Use Alarm clock instead of Phone or
Use Apps
Use real alarm
clocks instead of your phone alarm. Phone alarms are easy to dismiss or snooze.
But alarm clock is complex to dismiss and it sounds really loud. This will surely
wake you up. If you still want to stick with your phone, that’s ok. Use third
party apps. There are many apps available online that will help you. They give
you task to complete in order to turn off the alarm. For example, they give you
math problems to solve, shake your phone for 30 seconds or solve a quick
puzzle. Those apps are so smart that they won’t allow turning down the volume. I’m
sure this will kill your ‘More Sleep Monster’. And do not keep your alarm right
beside the bed, no matter you use alarm clock or phone. When you keep it out of
your reach, you will get out of your bed and walk to that. This will resist your
urge to go to bed. And it will also stop you using your phone in bed. We’ve
listed some good alarm clocks that will help you.
4. No Caffeine
Do not
consume caffeine after 6 PM. Caffeine affects your sleep very badly. Do not
take caffeinated drinks like coffee, tea, green tea, energy drinks, sports
drink or carbonated drinks after 6 PM.
5. Drink Water Immediately after Waking
Up
Water wakes
up your body immediately, especially chilled water. Have a glass of chilled
water beside your alarm. After turning off your alarm, drink the water and you’ll
instantly feel awaken and energetic.
6. Sleep in Right Temperature
Sleep in
right temperature. Experiment with different temperatures and know what feels
perfect for you. Many find little colder more comfortable and some find bit
warmer. Find your comfortable temperature.
7. Have Firm Goal or Inspiration
This is very
important. Why you want to wake up early? Have a goal that inspires you. If you
have no goal or no planning what you will do after waking up, you are more
likely to sleep again after waking up. Have some tasks. Prepare To-Do List
before going to bed so that you know what you need to do after waking up. Click
here if you don’t know how to prepare a To-Do List.
I hope you
found this article helpful and will be able to rock your day early. If you
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