This is topic Strategies for getting up, or , my semi-conscious mind is a cunning little thing in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
I have nine o'clock lectures four days a week. Considering the amount of time the walk takes me, what time breakfast is, how long it takes me to have a bath, etc. I realistically need to get up by 7:30. And I'm finding it very very hard. My sleep-fogged alter-ego is cunning enough to actually concentrate long enough to not only turn off the alarm, but also set it forward an hour. Thus I don't have time for a bath, and have to power-walk down the road clutching a disintegrating bacon sandwich in one unwashed little fist. Dear Hatrack, how in heck can I make myself get up when the alarm goes off ?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
My mind is dirtier sicker and more twisted than your unwashed little hand. Your thread title is an eye catcher.
As for getting up in the morning, I'm lousy at it too.
AJ
[ November 05, 2003, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
<relieved this isn't an...oh, it's too easy>
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Put the alarm across the room. it works.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
...and yet Banna beat me to it.
[ November 05, 2003, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: Noemon ]
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Perhaps going to bed earlier would be a good idea.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I find that Coco Wheats are an excellent motivation to get up. We discovered today that they're really good with applesauce mixed in.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Take a shower, not a bath.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
yeah, make it a cold one, too. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Oh yeah and bathe or shower, whichever you choose the night before. If you sweat too much at night turn your thermostat lower or reduce the number of covers you have on your bed.
AJ
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Is anyone else having a really hard time NOT doing the dobie for this thread?
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
Putting the alarm across the room does not help. At least, not for more than a day or two.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I got a BioBrite Sunrise clock, and it's helped me quite a bit in getting out of bed in the morning. It has a dimmer light built into it that turns on at a very low setting about a half hour before the alarm time, and then grows brighter until it reaches the alarm time. At this point it can be set so that it starts beeping, or not. I've gotten somewhat used to it, so it isn't as effective as it was when I first got it, but I still have an easier time getting up with it than I did with a traditional alarm clock.
Posted by Theca (Member # 1629) on :
I used to need to set 2 or 3 different alarms, spaced out around the room, set 15 minutes apart or so. Also I used to set my bedroom clock 5-10 minutes fast, just to get me moving. That usually got me out the door just in time.
Nowadays I don't need any alarms but I set my pager alarm to go off 25 minutes before I need to be at work just to be safe.
Oh, and make sure the alarm clocks sound really loud and obnoxious. That helps too.
[ November 05, 2003, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: Theca ]
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:It has a dimmer light built into it that turns on at a very low setting about a half hour before the alarm time, and then grows brighter until it reaches the alarm time.
or...you could just leave the window shade up. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
True! I bought this clock, though, when I lived in a house that was so densely surrounded by trees that it always seemed twilight if the lights weren't on.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
What a cool clock, Noemon. Thanks for the link.
Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :
I have the same problem! I'll be half-asleep and reset my alarm clock much farther in advance than it should be... what's really terrible is that my half-dreaming state comes up with a very logical reason why I should do this and assures my disoriented intellect that it's a good idea to wake up at 9:45. I used to have the problem where I'd turn off my alarm clock after it went off once and completely forego the snoozer. I found that the reason why was that to hit the snooze button, I often would fumble about with my hand and push every button on the top (one of which being the alarm-off button). Happily I found a really cheap alarm clock that's all switches except for the snooze button. That's good because I ended up covering all the buttons on my other alarm clocks with plastic flip-up covers (which somehow didn't deter me).
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Yay, more chance to rant about HS!
I got up at five every day for four years.
My bus came at 6:15.
You learn to deal.
:: cheers Daniel on ::
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
It is cool, but it's a bit expensive for what it is.
A lot of their products seem to be that way really. I'm intrigued by their "window lights". Are they still on the site? They're basically a window frame with a backlit scene in the window area. It's a cool idea, but I wouldn't want one unless it was computerized, with the scenery moving in convincing and interesting ways. I'd also want to be able to select my scenery at the touch of a button, so that one day I could watch hobbits bustling about Hobbiton, and the next day watch giant squid drifting through ocean depths.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Try multiple alarm clocks spread around the room. Clocks can be cheap. Getting up and walking around helps wake you up fully. ANd if you can't find where you hid one, your roommate/neighbor will bust down your door and shove the cold thing where the sun doesn't shine.
That should wake you up quite nicely.
[ November 05, 2003, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: Dan_raven ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
When I was in college I had this problem, so I went to K-Mart and bought a traditional wind up alarm clock that was advertised as having a "very loud bell".
At the time I was living with four other guys in an old house, with the attic being my room. I was sleeping on a futon on the floor, and my bedside table was a pallet that I'd salvaged, which was flush with the matress. I set the alarm on the pallet and fell asleep, blissfully unaware of just how unplesant it would be to have that "very loud bell" start ringing an inch or so from my ear.
The marketing folks at the clock company didn't lie. It was, in fact, a very loud bell.
I came to consciousness kneeling on my futon, the clock clutched in my hands, shaking it vigorously. Apparently that's how sleeping-Noemon thought he could turn it off. When I finally did get it shut off I collapsed on my bed, a nervous wreck, and thought that I'd just lay there for a few seconds until my pulse returned to normal. Of course, I fell back asleep and missed the class I'd gotten the clock to make sure I attended.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Convince yourself that you are going to go see the Matrix.
I told myself that at 3:30, and I haven't gotten ready that fast in years.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Perhaps instead of trying to figure out how to make your tired body wake up -- you need to figure out why you are still so tired in the morning.
I routinely wake up BEFORE my alarm goes off -- If I wake up naturally like that, it is my body saying "enough sleep -- time to go." and I get up. If you are still dragging and tired, something in your routine or your diet or sleep patterns needs desparately to change.
FG
Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
The ONLY permanent solution I've found to this is to go to bed earlier on a regular basis.
However, exercising every morning first thing in the morning when you wake up makes your body learn to wake itself up at that time. It usually works after only one day.
Light is even better. Put the head of your bed right under a big window that the sun will shine through before the time you have to wake. If that is possible it works great. Where I live now I can't do that. And in the wintertime the sun comes up too late anyway.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Noemon, your story about the very loud clock reminds me of a friend of mine. He had one of those wind-up clocks, and a unique way of turning it off.
He threw it across the room, where it would hit the wall and shatter. He would put it back together at night, to use the next day.
Daniel, my not-really-awake self has been known to get out of bed, walk across the room, hit the snooze, and head back to bed. Repeatedly. And be convinced I'd done this once, when the clock -- an hour having passed -- clearly indicated at least 6 iterations.
Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
Another good method for me was to have a three cd changer which could be timed to go off at my wake up time. The thing would play for 2 hours then stop. So this was enough to play the first two cds and be in the middle of the third. The next day it would play cds 3, 1, and part of 2. Then 2, 3, and part of 1. Because it was a different cd each day I didn't grow accustomed to it and sleep through it very often. When I finally was so used to all 3 cds that I started sleeping through them, I'd choose 3 different cds to put in the three trays. It worked great!
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Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I've worked out a good solution to having to be up at 8am. I sleep from 4pm-10pm.
Posted by kerinin (Member # 4860) on :
the simple solution here is to stop changing the time you get up in the morning. i did the same thing in college, i slept in till 11:00 when i didn't have class and tried to get up at 6:00 when i did, but oddly enough when i got a job and had to get up at the same time every day it wasn't a problem. your body is just angry beause it doesn't know when to wake up, if you get up consistently at the same time (including weekends) it won't be a problem any more.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I think it is definitely a light thing for me. I got up much more easily today. It was the first day all week that it hasn't been overcast and I had sunlight shining in. I'm going to check out Sharper Image and Hamilton beech and see if they have those kinds of clocks too.
I wonder if this one is as bright as the other one.
AJ
[ November 06, 2003, 01:31 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
If you find a place that offers that kind of stuff more cheaply than BioBrite, let me know, would you Banna?
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Hey on this site you can get the bio brite clocks for nearly $20 cheaper.
AJ (Actually closer to $30 cheaper on some models)
[ November 06, 2003, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
They are backordered to late november though. But for the price discount I think it is worth it.
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
here's an interesting variation on the them from hamacher schlemmer. Don't think it is as bright but it has some other interesting ideas (like timed aromatherapy) and it is about $50 http://www.hammacher.com/publish/70460.asp?promo=homepage
AJ
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Pretty cool! I love gadgety stuff!
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
My solution was to get married.
Posted by DanielW2 (Member # 5861) on :
Thankee for all your advice people. The exercise thing in particular struck a chord - we have a gym in our cellar, so it would be entirely practicable, plus I've been intending to start going on a regular basis. It might kill two birds with one stone. However, it's quarter past 12 in the morning right now, so the routine might not start today
But I have a shedload of washing and ironing to do and am fairly busy tomorrow, so I hereby officially designate Saturday as the starting day of the new regime, such being that I will get up at six and spend an hour in the gym before breakfast.
Now, saying 'before breakfast' is quite a big thing for me - I'm currently averaging making it to breakfast about one day in seven. Wish me luck
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True! I bought this clock, though, when I lived in a house that was so densely surrounded by trees that it always seemed twilight if the lights weren't on.
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