Waking up early in the morning: How and Why?

Nirbhay Vashisht - Aug 20 '20 - - Dev Community

Before we start, I want to state that this article is for

  • people who are facing difficulties in waking up early
  • the night owls who are considering waking up early but are unsure whether it's worth it or not
  • Anyone who wants to read it

๐Ÿ“œ INDEX ๐Ÿ“œ

I recommend you to start from here
A little about my sleep schedule history
Why should you wake up early?
How to sleep early?
How to wake up early?


A little about my sleep schedule history

Ever since I was a little kid ๐Ÿ‘ถ,
I used to go to bed early and wake up early in the morning. (9pm-6am)๐ŸŒ…

Even in my school life I was able to maintain my sleeping habits
(10pm-6am)๐ŸŒ…

When I joined my engineering college, I started sleeping a little late. ๐ŸŒƒ

But I had to wake up early to go to college. (11pm/12pm - 6am)๐ŸŒ…

Eventually, in second year my schedule became 11pm - 5am and in third year it became 11pm - 4:00am/4:30am. ๐ŸŒ„

Then, as the third year ended and burnout ruined my sleep schedule. ๐Ÿ˜”

Recently, I managed to recover from the burnout and now my sleep schedule is back to 11pm-4am. ๐ŸŒ„


Why should you wake up early?

1. You get more time in the day

Time Stonks meme

Goddamit the day feels very long. ๐Ÿ™„
(Which is really nice, but it feels weird sometimes)
When you wake up at 4am ๐ŸŒ„,
you are basically done with most of your daily tasks by 9am ๐ŸŒค.
You practically have a minimum of 12 productive hours in a day.

2. You get a sense of achievement

Obama Meme

This feeling of accomplishment is unparalleled.

3. ๐Ÿ˜ŒSilence๐Ÿ˜Œ

It is usually very silent in the early morning which makes it easier to concentrate on your tasks.

4. You get a proud feeling that while most of the world is sleeping, you are working. This feeling is really good for your morale๐Ÿ’ฏ

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5. ๐ŸŒธYou'll feel better about yourself๐ŸŒธ

You'll have a positive attitude which will help you increase your output (or at-least make you happier)


6. Youโ€™ll Have a Better Chance at Completing your tasks๐Ÿ’ฏ


7. You can also just take it slow

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8. ๐Ÿ’Some health benefits ๐Ÿ’

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  • It improves your quality of sleep.
  • It gives you more time to exercise.
  • Not only you've more time to exercise but exercising in the morning gives maximum benefits.
  • It helps you to sustain a healthier diet.
  • It makes your skin look healthier(I don't have any proof though)

9. ๐Ÿ˜†Some funny (and possibly sarcastic) reasons ๐Ÿ˜†

  • You can talk about it on social media.
  • Internet speed is usually faster in the morning.
  • Your parents will become more happier for you.
  • You can brag about waking up early.

How to sleep early ?

  • Screens and Caffeine are your worst enemies.
  • Don't drink coffee within 6 hours of your sleep time.
  • Don't sleep for long during the day.
  • Stop using computers/mobile phones after 9 pm (Which is pretty unrealistic I know, but try to stop using them after 10 pm)
  • Go to bed at 10 AT ANY COST

The real challenge begins now.


DON'T TOUCH YOUR MOBILE PHONES NOW ๐Ÿ“ฑโŒ
(Unless of-course it's an emergency)
I KNOW โœ…
IT WILL BE VERY TEMPTING ๐Ÿคค
THE CONSTANT FEELING OF CHECKING NOTIFICATIONS ๐Ÿ˜ซ

THE CONSTANT FEELING OF CHECKING IF YOU GOT ANY NEW MESSAGE
BUT NO โŒ
YOU ARE STRONG ๐Ÿ˜ค
YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG ๐Ÿ˜“
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THIS FEELING ๐Ÿ˜ค
YOU CAN DO IT ๐Ÿ˜Ž
(May be. I mean I don't really know you :P )
  • Now, you have to create this new habit of sleeping early.
  • If you are used to sleeping late chances are your body will be full of energy at night.
  • Lay down on the bed. Stay Still.
  • Don't overthink and focus on your breathing.

๐ŸŽŠTIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT๐ŸŽŠ


How to wake up early ?

(We are aiming to wake up @ 4:30 am )

๐Ÿ•™ Sleep early at night ๐Ÿ•™

Make sure to read How to sleep early?

๐Ÿ•Make sure that your stomach is full๐Ÿ•


Set your alarm like this

alarm image


Make friends with early risers and create a support system for yourself

  • Ask them to call you in the morning โ˜Ž๏ธ.
  • Ask them to remind you to sleep early at night๐ŸŒ‡
  • You get the point โœ…

You can ask your parents to wake you up in the morning

(add the words AT+ANY+COST in the sentence while requesting)


Wash your face immediately after waking up


๐Ÿตโ˜•Drink your favourite beverage(Coffee/Tea)โ˜•๐Ÿต


๐ŸƒCardio in the morning will wake you up properly๐Ÿƒ


NOTE: Don't make sudden changes. Try to wake up 30 minutes early everyday until you reach your goal

๐ŸŽŠ ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽŠ

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