Financial Matters by Vik Dulat

11 keys to waking up early

Posted by: vikdulat on: November 17, 2008

These are ways that I have tried and have worked for me.  I cannot guarantee they will work for you but it does not hurt to give them a try.

  1. Go to bed on time.
  2. Get enough sleep (you should get anywhere from 6-8 hours of sleep).
  3. Sleep in something comfortable (pajamas, not wearing anything at all; whatever work for you)
  4. Drink water before sleeping – Sometimes during the night, my mouth gets very dry and I end up waking up for a glass of water.  Make sure you hydrate yourself.
  5. Have a comfortable pillow – I cannot sleep over at someone else’s house unless I have my own pillow or the pillow is very very soft (I like soft pillows. (this can vary from person to person).  It takes a while to get used to the pillow.
  6. Exercise. Exercise. Exercise – When you exercise, you will feel tired and go to sleep earlier and thus wake up early.
  7. Set an alarm away from the bed – Make sure you have to get up in order to shut off the alarm.  Once you’re up, you will be less likely to go back to sleep.
  8. Eat the right food – You do not want to eat foods that produce too much gas.  Otherwise, you will be up all night passing gas :) .
  9. Reading a book – I know when I am reading a book and I cannot keep my eyes open for more than 20 seconds, it is time to sleep.
  10. Set more than one alarm clock – The more sounds you hear, the more likely you will be likely to get up.
  11. Look forward to the next day – When you have know you have to do something fun or meet up with someone, you are so excited that you wake up earlier than usual.  (For e.g. Christmas day)

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6 Responses to "11 keys to waking up early"

Great post Vik! I have problems waking up in the morning. I am going to give it a try and see what happens.

I think the most important one in this list is # 1. You have to try to get to sleep on time.

lol at point #8

When I wake up, the peacefulness feels go good and it’s a great way to start the morning.

The best way for a good night’s sleep is to have your day busy so that you can exercising and moving around. This way when you go to your bed, you are already ready to sleep.

The best thing that works for me is going to sleep on time. The rest of the stuff falls in place on its own.

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