Comments on: How I Became an Early Riser http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Olga http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-76736 Olga Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:40:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-76736 Just a question, if you wake you wake up at 4:30am, at what time do you go to sleep? How much sleep should an earlier riser get? Just a question, if you wake you wake up at 4:30am, at what time do you go to sleep? How much sleep should an earlier riser get?

]]> By: Health + Sleep [how to become an early riser] « Occasional Thoughts http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-76485 Health + Sleep [how to become an early riser] « Occasional Thoughts Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:49:33 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-76485 [...] for more on an appropriate sleep/wake rhythm, check out what Zen Habits has to [...] [...] for more on an appropriate sleep/wake rhythm, check out what Zen Habits has to [...]

]]> By: vegangypsie http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73995 vegangypsie Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:57:30 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73995 My method: I am an ethical vegan, and I convinced a friend and co-worker of mine to do a 30-day challenge with me. She would eat a vegetarian diet and I would wake to my alarm without snoozing and get into work earlier. We would compare difficulties and support each other. Then when my alarm goes off, and I try to roll over onto my husband to cuddle a little longer, he'll say "better get up, you don't want Dani to eat chicken today!" What a gross and motivating thought! Even though our respective challenges don't work that way - one persons failure won't justify the other - it still helps because I have someone else doing something that is hard for them at the same time that I can talk to. If she can it so can I. My method:

I am an ethical vegan, and I convinced a friend and co-worker of mine to do a 30-day challenge with me. She would eat a vegetarian diet and I would wake to my alarm without snoozing and get into work earlier. We would compare difficulties and support each other. Then when my alarm goes off, and I try to roll over onto my husband to cuddle a little longer, he’ll say “better get up, you don’t want Dani to eat chicken today!” What a gross and motivating thought! Even though our respective challenges don’t work that way – one persons failure won’t justify the other – it still helps because I have someone else doing something that is hard for them at the same time that I can talk to. If she can it so can I.

]]> By: Suellen http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73710 Suellen Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:08:01 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73710 Hi , As Im sat here in my pj's having just got up , and it's 12noon , i found reading the peace on how to get up early very inspiring to , im deffenatly going to give it a try , thank you for your inspiring words Suellen Hull England Hi ,
As Im sat here in my pj’s having just got up , and it’s 12noon , i found reading the peace on how to get up early very inspiring to , im deffenatly going to give it a try , thank you for your inspiring words

Suellen
Hull England

]]> By: Why you should get up at 4:30 am « Living Vapor http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73002 Why you should get up at 4:30 am « Living Vapor Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:50:06 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-73002 [...] Here to name a [...] [...] Here to name a [...]

]]> By: Mary http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-72425 Mary Sun, 31 May 2009 23:22:57 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-72425 I have no real problems being an early riser (5am) on weekdays, the problem I have is doing the same on weekends. I have great intentions, I set out my bike gear etc. and I naturally wake up @ 5am, however, I usually go back to bed because I was out late the night before (11pm or midnight). Would I be better off getting up @ 5am and then later have a 1 hour nap later? I just find when I go back to bed, I sleep more than eight hours and I feel the day is already wasted. How do you handle a partner who is a night owl and you want to be an early riser? I have no real problems being an early riser (5am) on weekdays, the problem I have is doing the same on weekends. I have great intentions, I set out my bike gear etc. and I naturally wake up @ 5am, however, I usually go back to bed because I was out late the night before (11pm or midnight). Would I be better off getting up @ 5am and then later have a 1 hour nap later? I just find when I go back to bed, I sleep more than eight hours and I feel the day is already wasted.
How do you handle a partner who is a night owl and you want to be an early riser?

]]> By: Zee http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-71965 Zee Wed, 27 May 2009 18:08:27 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-71965 I am loving the idea of waking earlier to enjoy my day more, and to get more done. Now I wake at 630 am 4 days a week for work (530 every second week when my cleaners are coming in order to tidy up for them - if you ever had a cleaner you'd understand) and 900 am on Sundays for church at 10. But on days like today when I don’t have to get up, I sleep in. Today I even set the alarm, far from my bed, in the bathroom, really loud on a news/interest radio station (all talk, no soothing music) but this morning, I lay sleeping off and on for an hour and a half, thinking “oh, that's interesting”...snooze... etc. ¬Next time I’ll have to remember to use the alarm function which is blaring and I have to get up to shut off the noise. That won’t work on work mornings though, I won’t want to wake my husband (and lose the “alone” time). I could put my cell phone alarm under my pillow, I guess. Also, I will need to develop a morning routine to get me going...plus have something to look forward to doing. I am loving the idea of waking earlier to enjoy my day more, and to get more done. Now I wake at 630 am 4 days a week for work (530 every second week when my cleaners are coming in order to tidy up for them – if you ever had a cleaner you’d understand) and 900 am on Sundays for church at 10.

But on days like today when I don’t have to get up, I sleep in. Today I even set the alarm, far from my bed, in the bathroom, really loud on a news/interest radio station (all talk, no soothing music) but this morning, I lay sleeping off and on for an hour and a half, thinking “oh, that’s interesting”…snooze… etc. ¬Next time I’ll have to remember to use the alarm function which is blaring and I have to get up to shut off the noise.

That won’t work on work mornings though, I won’t want to wake my husband (and lose the “alone” time). I could put my cell phone alarm under my pillow, I guess.

Also, I will need to develop a morning routine to get me going…plus have something to look forward to doing.

]]> By: Tom Duong http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-70708 Tom Duong Mon, 18 May 2009 21:08:13 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-70708 Thank for the tips! I've always had a problem with waking up early. Perhaps these tips will solve my problem of pressing the snooze button multiple times. Thank for the tips! I’ve always had a problem with waking up early. Perhaps these tips will solve my problem of pressing the snooze button multiple times.

]]> By: Solopreneur Productivity :: Featured Lifestyle Changes :: 7 Posts that will help you to get up early http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-70685 Solopreneur Productivity :: Featured Lifestyle Changes :: 7 Posts that will help you to get up early Mon, 18 May 2009 17:30:45 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-70685 [...] How I became an early riser [...] [...] How I became an early riser [...]

]]> By: Alexa http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-68976 Alexa Mon, 04 May 2009 18:41:15 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/31/how-i-became-early-riser/#comment-68976 I suggest stretching out very far the moment you get up. Not only does it wake you up (a little) but something about stretching after not moving for 8 hours feels really good! I suggest stretching out very far the moment you get up. Not only does it wake you up (a little) but something about stretching after not moving for 8 hours feels really good!

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