wRojtheoriginal t1_j9bbvn0 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Get a sunlight alarm clock. Will wake you up naturally. Bought one from Phillips which mimics a 30min sunrise. Apart from a handful of mornings, I have always woken up more energetic and before the set alarm time

FoxCharacter5108 OP t1_j9bbz75 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:58 PM

it’s too pricey for me :( i’ve looked into it before as well, i wish i had one

BootBitch13 t1_j9dosk3 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:58 AM

Hey OP I was in your shoes just a couple weeks ago. I ordered one of those sunrise clocks ($35 knockoff.) Used it a week straight but it never actually woke me up.

The next week, I ordered a cheap vibrating wrist alarm. I love it. Been using it since.

It wakes me up enough to actually commit to getting up. So now I only have my wrist alarm, and a back up alarm I haven't needed yet.

lillefrog t1_j9dw68a wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:06 AM

With the light you still need a normal alarm. The light just makes it easier to get up and feel better about it.

BootBitch13 t1_j9gdxap wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:18 PM

I still had an alarm go off with the light once it reached full brightness. I just turned them both off as soon as I "woke up" and went back to sleep until my backup alarm.

The vibrating watch actually wakes me up when it goes off, and I get up shortly after.

wRojtheoriginal t1_j9e7n71 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:17 AM

I guess it depends. With the lamp I have, have not had need for a normal alarm for over a year

swirlypepper t1_j9grnpp wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:35 PM

There are smart bulbs with dimmer and timer functions you can set for the same sunrise effect.

lillefrog t1_j9cyxgr wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:34 AM

This is the right answer except I got a smart light bulb that does the same thing. But much cheaper.