When you start following these 8 steps, waking up early in the morning without feeling weary throughout the day will become easier.
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This post will show you how to become a morning person and how to make waking up early and not feeling weary simpler for you.
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I used to wake up around 4:45 a.m. every day for over a year without any problem. To be honest, it wasn’t easy for me to start waking up so early because I was used to waking up at 7, 8, 9, or whenever my body naturally got up. But I was waking up around those times because I was sleeping whenever I felt like it, which would be at 12, 1, or 2 a.m.
Plus, I had no reason or motive to wake you up so early, but that all changed when I had to start work at 6:30 a.m. Not only did I have to be there by 6:30 a.m., but I didn’t live close to my job, and to make matters worse, I didn’t have my own car, which meant I had to get up before 5 a.m. to get ready for work and be there on time.
I said all of this to show that you need a good reason to wake up early and that you can do it.
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How To Actually Wake Up at 5 AM Without Feeling Tired?
1. Why and how to start waking up early?
The only way to begin waking up early is to have a good reason for doing so. Early can be 4,5, 6, or 7 a.m. for you, but in order for you to truly wake up, you must have something to accomplish as soon as you wake up. It could be work, exercise, or simply your morning cup of coffee.
Many people seem cool when they tell others that they get up at 4 or 6 a.m. every day of the week or most days. But the best part is what they actually do when they wake up. They all get up for different reasons; for some, it’s to go for a run, for others, it’s to go to school, work, exercise, or to do something that’s special or important to them and that’s what you need
To truly get up at the desired time, you must have a reason to wake up, not hit the snooze button, and get out of bed.
2. Why should you go to bed as early as possible?
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It should have recommended to go to bed when you’re tired, but let’s be honest: if you’re used to sleeping at 11, 12, 1, and 2 a.m., your body will most likely only feel tired around these hours.
When I had to get up at 4:45 a.m., I realized I couldn’t keep going to bed whenever I wanted or felt like it. At the same time, going to bed early or being in bed before 11 p.m. was not a habit for me, but I needed to since I had important things to get done and places to be early in the morning.
You can experiment with going to bed 1-2 hours earlier than usual. Even if you’re not sleepy or worn out, give it a shot because your body will naturally get sleepy, tired, and ready to sleep after one or two weeks of trying to sleep earlier.
The sooner you sleep, the more likely you are to get the amount of sleep you require, and the easier it will be to wake up early without difficulty.
3. Make plans for tomorrow
Having no plan is the best method to not get anything done or follow through on what you said.
Remember, it doesn’t matter how big or small the plan is; what matters is that it gets done. It may be you getting up as soon as your alarm goes off, brushing your teeth, taking care of your skin, washing, and leaving your house at a set time for work or school.
Know what you want to achieve when waking up early. Have some basic goals in mind, such as a 20-minute walk, your favorite coffee, or spending time talking or doing something special with someone.
4. Have something exciting for tomorrow
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I know we talked about developing a strategy to help you look forward to sleeping and waking up early, but this one is bigger than the plan.
I usually leave something special for tomorrow, and sometimes that means not watching the new episodes of my favorite series at the moment and saving them for tomorrow after finishing all of the tasks I had planned to complete. I believe you should try this practice.
2. Why should you go to bed as early as possible?
And sometimes it’s me not dialing my best friend late at night and delaying it until early tomorrow morning. I do this by telling myself to rest tonight and do the special things early tomorrow, and just like that, I’m in bed early and ready and excited to do them tomorrow morning.
4. Put the phone away and turn off the TV
5. Put the phone away and turn off the TV
In this day and age, our TVs and phones can be our biggest distractions and the reason we fail to accomplish more in life. Not only can technology be the reason you haven’t done much in life, but it can also be the reason why you can’t get the amount of sleep that you need.
I am able to say that the most amazing sleep I’ve experienced was when sleeping was more important than my phone, TV, or any other smart device.
We are living in a time where if you don’t have self-control, you’ll end up doing nothing productive and spend 8 hours of your day to social media, TV shows, movies, and your phone.
Try not having any screen time one hour before bed. And if 30–20 minutes is what you can do, then do it because that will definitely be better than nothing.
6. Stay consistent with your sleep routine
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Going to bed at the same hour every day will make the largest difference in your life. Everything related to sleeping and resting will be smooth and easy once you start going to bed at the same time every day.
Everything changed for me when I began waking up and sleeping at the exact time or around that time. I was well slept, my mood improved, and I began to feel more energetic throughout the day.
7. Get rid of the lights at night
If you’re anything like me, then turning off all lights before going to bed can be just what you need. Any little light would keep me awake at night, but once I figured it out, I knew how to fix it. Before going to bed, I look for any sort of light that I might notice if I wake up in the middle of the night or switching sides. I have them all turned off or have anything blocking them out.
And it helped a lot; even if I woke up, I could fall back asleep much faster.
8. Bath or shower before bed
Nothing beats going to bed feeling clean and refreshed. And before you go to bed, a shower or bath can be exactly what you need.
There was a time around COVID when I was at home all day and didn’t have much to do, so I would take a shower at 1 or 2 AM and then go straight to bed, and that’s when I realized the wonderful effect that showering right before bed had on my sleep.
You should try it, but try showering and going to bed earlier than that.
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