I have to be up at 5-5:30am every weekday and my go-to things that really help me are
-I’m in bed no later than 8:30 or 9pm generally
-I give myself 15 minutes to get out of bed, brush my teeth, and get dressed with the clothes I set up the night before. Lunch is premade the night before as well and everything I need for the day is by the door so I can just grab and go. This allows me to not even give my brain time to dwell on the fact that the sun isn’t up yet while I’m out on the road to head to a factory for the next 8-12 hours
-As soon as my alarm goes off, I immediately get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Walking around a little will help you wake up and studies have shown that it is much easier to start the day right when your alarm goes off as opposed to hitting the snooze button 6 times before begrudgingly getting up
I will also say that it helps me that I have great friends at work and I almost actually look forward to going in. My job is pretty easy most days so it’s almost like getting paid to talk and commiserate, so if you have people you like at this place you’re forced to be at so early, maybe look at it like that?
*Apologies for any formatting issues; I’m on mobile
apatheticcanteloupe t1_j9d358d wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
I have to be up at 5-5:30am every weekday and my go-to things that really help me are
-I’m in bed no later than 8:30 or 9pm generally
-I give myself 15 minutes to get out of bed, brush my teeth, and get dressed with the clothes I set up the night before. Lunch is premade the night before as well and everything I need for the day is by the door so I can just grab and go. This allows me to not even give my brain time to dwell on the fact that the sun isn’t up yet while I’m out on the road to head to a factory for the next 8-12 hours
-As soon as my alarm goes off, I immediately get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Walking around a little will help you wake up and studies have shown that it is much easier to start the day right when your alarm goes off as opposed to hitting the snooze button 6 times before begrudgingly getting up
I will also say that it helps me that I have great friends at work and I almost actually look forward to going in. My job is pretty easy most days so it’s almost like getting paid to talk and commiserate, so if you have people you like at this place you’re forced to be at so early, maybe look at it like that?
*Apologies for any formatting issues; I’m on mobile