Set a Morning Prep Reminder the Night Before from Top Ways to Upgrade Your Morning Routine
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There is no such thing as a night owl or morning person. There is only habit and a body that will listen to that habit when persistence and time is engaged. I have become an early riser from years of being a night owl and I have seen many others do it too. It is also the BEST way to start your day (mine at 4:30am by complete choice :))!
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Agreed, I've seemed to swing over the years, meeting the needs of school or a job. I currently stay up very late doing course work for grad school, but I'd much rather be going to bed at 10 and getting up at 5 get a jump on the day and get centered...
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Well, I've been waking up at 4:30 for a year and a half now for my job and if I didn't have an alarm clock, there is no way I would come anywhere close to waking up when I need to. Everyone says "your body will get used to it", but mine does not seem to want to get used to it.
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Well, there might possibly be some actual rationale behind morning and night people:
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Hey guys, Oh gosh I need my alarm too, every morning - I wasn't thinking that our bodies get automatically used to waking up. My point was that when people say "I am a night owl therefore I cannot become a morning person" - that rationale is not necessarily true and habit can break that. You may still prefer to stay up at night but I just don't think it necessarily makes us one or the other.....thank you for the thoughts and I am open to learning more about the rationale. A topic of high interest to me and definitely a continuous learning!
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If you haven't checked it out yet, the I posted is pretty interesting regarding all that...where research is suggesting that "night owls" actually might not ever be able to become morning people because their central nervous systems are set to hit their peak functioning in the evening. Sometimes we need to fight nature, but we may also just have to accept what our bodies throw at us!
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As only 3 in 2000 adults suffer from it, most night owls probably could adapt to an early bird lifestyle, but there are some who simply can't.
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Can I ask how you were able to do this? I am night owl (I know you hate that term) but for the life of me have tried everything but can't seem to shut my mind off before 1 am nightly. I wake at 7 am and am out the door for work at 8:30...im curious seeing such a swing in your daytime start times.
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Can I ask how you were able to do this? I am night owl (I know you hate that term) but for the life of me have tried everything but can't seem to shut my mind off before 1 am nightly. I wake at 7 am and am out the door for work at 8:30...im curious seeing such a swing in your daytime start times.
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Well, except for the night owl writing you a response here :). I am now a full early riser. Perhaps there are exceptions to research :)!
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Yes, you are absolutely right. There are some who may not become early risers but by same token, many who can...that was my whole point :)!
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First you start slowly and second you have to have a reason to do this. I had plenty. Then you go about establishing a routine and you refuse to think twice when the alarm goes off first. (You can easily talk yourself back into bed at first). The usual stuff goes: No heavy meals at night, no caffeine after 6pm (although I am able to take some until 9 sometimes- only loose leaf tea for me) and some meditation before bed and NO SNOOZING!! That creates exhaustion and unease in the body. You have to be patient, it takes a while to switch the body clock. Google "early rising", so many have written about it. And I will write up my post on 4:30am rising VERY soon......thanks for asking and best of luck!
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Wrong answer! There absolutely are individual preferences, though one of the wonders of humankind is our ability to adapt to other schedules. It is easier for some than others. I can personally attest to this.
Nothing in my background should have made me a night person (unless being born a 9:30 pm counts—and maybe it does). My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were "early to bed, early to risers," though probably by necessity and habit, rather than "nature."
In the open structure of college, I discovered that a nocturnal schedule was best for me—8 am classes became after-dinner fare. Party started at 11 pm—perfect and still going strong at 4 am. Saw just about every sunrise and many sunsets, after a noon-ish to 6-ish sleep. It was comfortable, healthy, and glorious—for me and a few others.
Since, I've mostly been in a structured, daytime work force, except for one brief, happy period working in night court. Would that I could recapture those days. Mornings are too brash for the beginning of one's day, though they make a good, positive start for the last quarter of a nocturnal schedule.
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There is no such thing as a night owl or morning person. There is only habit and a body that will listen to that habit when persistence and time is engaged. I have become an early riser from years of being a night owl and I have seen many others do it too. It is also the BEST way to start your day (mine at 4:30am by complete choice :))!
Agreed, I've seemed to swing over the years, meeting the needs of school or a job. I currently stay up very late doing course work for grad school, but I'd much rather be going to bed at 10 and getting up at 5 get a jump on the day and get centered...
Well, I've been waking up at 4:30 for a year and a half now for my job and if I didn't have an alarm clock, there is no way I would come anywhere close to waking up when I need to. Everyone says "your body will get used to it", but mine does not seem to want to get used to it.
Well, there might possibly be some actual rationale behind morning and night people:
Hey guys, Oh gosh I need my alarm too, every morning - I wasn't thinking that our bodies get automatically used to waking up. My point was that when people say "I am a night owl therefore I cannot become a morning person" - that rationale is not necessarily true and habit can break that. You may still prefer to stay up at night but I just don't think it necessarily makes us one or the other.....thank you for the thoughts and I am open to learning more about the rationale. A topic of high interest to me and definitely a continuous learning!
If you haven't checked it out yet, the I posted is pretty interesting regarding all that...where research is suggesting that "night owls" actually might not ever be able to become morning people because their central nervous systems are set to hit their peak functioning in the evening. Sometimes we need to fight nature, but we may also just have to accept what our bodies throw at us!
As only 3 in 2000 adults suffer from it, most night owls probably could adapt to an early bird lifestyle, but there are some who simply can't.
Can I ask how you were able to do this? I am night owl (I know you hate that term) but for the life of me have tried everything but can't seem to shut my mind off before 1 am nightly. I wake at 7 am and am out the door for work at 8:30...im curious seeing such a swing in your daytime start times.
Can I ask how you were able to do this? I am night owl (I know you hate that term) but for the life of me have tried everything but can't seem to shut my mind off before 1 am nightly. I wake at 7 am and am out the door for work at 8:30...im curious seeing such a swing in your daytime start times.
Well, except for the night owl writing you a response here :). I am now a full early riser. Perhaps there are exceptions to research :)!
Yes, you are absolutely right. There are some who may not become early risers but by same token, many who can...that was my whole point :)!
First you start slowly and second you have to have a reason to do this. I had plenty. Then you go about establishing a routine and you refuse to think twice when the alarm goes off first. (You can easily talk yourself back into bed at first). The usual stuff goes: No heavy meals at night, no caffeine after 6pm (although I am able to take some until 9 sometimes- only loose leaf tea for me) and some meditation before bed and NO SNOOZING!! That creates exhaustion and unease in the body. You have to be patient, it takes a while to switch the body clock. Google "early rising", so many have written about it. And I will write up my post on 4:30am rising VERY soon......thanks for asking and best of luck!
Wrong answer! There absolutely are individual preferences, though one of the wonders of humankind is our ability to adapt to other schedules. It is easier for some than others. I can personally attest to this. Nothing in my background should have made me a night person (unless being born a 9:30 pm counts—and maybe it does). My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents were "early to bed, early to risers," though probably by necessity and habit, rather than "nature." In the open structure of college, I discovered that a nocturnal schedule was best for me—8 am classes became after-dinner fare. Party started at 11 pm—perfect and still going strong at 4 am. Saw just about every sunrise and many sunsets, after a noon-ish to 6-ish sleep. It was comfortable, healthy, and glorious—for me and a few others. Since, I've mostly been in a structured, daytime work force, except for one brief, happy period working in night court. Would that I could recapture those days. Mornings are too brash for the beginning of one's day, though they make a good, positive start for the last quarter of a nocturnal schedule.