How does one become a morning person?

Question

I have huge problems getting up to catch a 6:30 train every morning. How can I make getting up early a more pleasant experience? Besides going to bed earlier, which I have already tried and didn't really work all that well.

Answer 1

I'm sorry to say that you can't just become a morning person. This has been an ongoing argument between my early bird husband, and myself the late owl. We have been married for lots of years, and have never managed to synchronise our body clocks.



You can try and pretend to be an early person, but in my experience it never works that well, if nature intended you to be a night owl, you can't over ride your basic programming.



To cope with that whole morning thing though, and I did work a job for a while where I had to start at 6 am., I recommend:



Get up early every day, whatever time you eventually go to sleep.

It helps to get some exercise first thing, we have an extraordinarily cheerful dog, who loves an early morning walk, and that at least puts a smile on my face.

Take a long shower, use one of the herbal shower gels, that has natural pick me ups in it.

Pretend like you are enjoying the whole experience, force that smile and enthusiasm, who knows you may eventually actually start to enjoy the morning.



My own solution, go farming, calving time works real well for us, I stay up late, to make sure all is well, gives me an excuse to lay in until a respectable time of day, He now has an excuse to go to bed early, and get up at the crack of dawn, to take over the day time shift. Each of us is happy because we are working with our body clock, not against it.

Answer 2

Get at least 7 hours of sleep and get a very loud alarm.

Place the alarm out of reach so you have to get up and shut it off, and then do not allow yourself to go back to bed even for a minute. Shower and dress immediately.

Nothing is going to make you like it or be perky. Just do it.

After 30 years or so, you'll wake early every day. Then when you realize it's not a work day, you will roll over and feel heavenly.

Answer 3

As you've learned, going to bed earlier isn't going to fix the problem.



The thing that worked and continues to work for me was keeping regular hours. That means rising at the same time and going to bed _at the same time_ every night, weekday and weekend, summer and winter, no matter what.



It also helps to eat properly, avoid caffeine (especially in the afternoon), and spend the last half-hour of your day just relaxing, not tidying the house or catching the late news or doing anything that will keep your mind going.



Good luck.

Answer 4

Creating a cosy restful sleep area that allows you to relax last thing , perhaps a warm milky drink (not tea or coffee=too much caffeine) , a warm bath relaxes you, so you will sleep soundly. No late nights when you have to get up early,then you will be able to face the day earlier, training yourself to break old bad habit takes persistance, and they say 3days repeatedly will break most long term patterns. Plus let your washing routine include a cold face splashing,to wake you up. Last but not least two Alarm calls 5 minutes apart,and dont return to your warm bed after the second one, thats it !

Answer 5

I have found that if you arent a morning person you never will be. I positively can't wake up before atleast 9am and even then I am soo grumpy until at least noon! I have found though that when i take a shower even a quick one I am usually a little better.

Do you drink coffee in the am? If you don't I would suggest to start!

Answer 6

I've been the morning person since the 4th grade.



What you need to do, is just have a cellphone alarm clock (trust me its ANNOYING), and also have a reason you're waking up that early. Back in grade school, i'd do homework in the morning and wake early for that, so that was my reason.



Just have reason, and commitment, and Don't forget: Cellphone alarms!

Answer 7

Some people its just their nature to be that way I've tried many times to work the midnight shift could not tolerate it my body was a wreck couldn't get proper sleep,dinner,or anything else I know now never will try its just not my nature.

Answer 8

Spend a few mornings volunteering on a farm. Your morning routine will seem more pleasant, or just get a coffee/tea pot with a timer. Set it in your room and wake up to the aroma of your favorite hot drink.

Answer 9

i've tried various things for years. i have never really been a morning person but i notice theres phases in my life where i feel motivated and HAVE to wake up early.now is not one of those times! random list of ideas: espresso (screw regular coffee) ginseng supplements, perhaps sleep aids will help you get a more solid sleep so waking up early you will feel more rested. Cook yourself a nice breakfast, and dont rush getting ready, have a nice leisurely morning and it wont be so bad..good luck!

Answer 10

You have to get on a scedule. each night start going to bed a little earlier. Before you know it, you will start getting sleepy earlier, and getting up earlier. Its like trying to loose weight. You can"t do it all at once. You have to start out a little at a time. Good luck.

Answer 11

You get used to it. Go to bed when you are tired, don't try to force yourself to sleep. Wake up at the same time EVERY day.

Don't drink coffee after noon.

Answer 12

Wake up early, to do something you like. When I had to be to work early, I used to wake up extra early and take a long hot shower, and sing to myself...no one was awake to hear me, then I would spend and hour doing my hair...I loved it! Now I have to be at work far to early for that, I would never be getting sleep.

Answer 13

I think you are either a morning person or you're not. You can work on your morning habits so you will be on time.



I can wake up at 5am and I will be fine.....maybe its my insomnia and ADHD combined.

Answer 14

i usally get something i wanna eat in the morning like real bad and leave it for breakfast all i do is put my alarm and ill still be sleepy but then ill get up cuz i look forward to my breakfast dont forget to wash ur face ill keep u awake with COLD water lol

Answer 15

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Answer 16

start exercising, your body will be more tired and you will fall asleep earlier for a more restful sleep then you can wake up early and get going.

Answer 17

They now sell these alarm clocks that when they go off they roll of the nightstand and run around your room until you get up and shut it off. If that doesn't wake you up, I don't know what will.



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Answer 18

Give yourself something to look forward to. I wake up to my favorite songs and I just let them play and it always makes it so much easier to get up. While caffiene might wake your body up, you need to do something to get your brain going.

Answer 19

do more physical work during the day so you are more tired. THEN go to bed earlier.

Answer 20

just drink lots of coffee or expressos at ur nearest coffee place like starbucks or seattle's cafe, or even better save some money and make ur own coffee

Answer 21

Take sleeping pills, and go to bed way early, Try it once then see if it works for you.

Answer 22

Be Here Now, and Love with your whole heart

Answer 23

you have to connect the stock bell in wall street in new york to your bedroom and let it sound at 5 am i bet you that will work

Answer 24

nothing to do but roll out of bed into the shower and down a lot of strong coffee.

Answer 25

try getting up earlier and earlier till u get used to it. lol. and then it will become normal for you

Answer 26

Re-program your body clock.

Answer 27

they have this new pill i saw on tv last night not sure if it works they said it did though it was called wake up on time or something like that

Answer 28

I like Pancakes

Answer 29

I take something to help me sleep at night.

Answer 30

i think you have to be born that way, i have tried everything and nothin works

Answer 31

Marry me. I promise to keep you up all night.