Being a deep sleeper sounds nice until you start coming in late for work

 

 

Let’s be real: You wouldn’t be looking for ways to wake up to your alarm if you had a great sleep schedule in the first place—and neither are we assuming you’d be willing to change that. But that does not necessarily mean you’re doomed to forever waking up the entire house to your alarm before you do. 

Here is a mix of academically-reviewed and personal methods that could help stop you from snoozing your mornings away.

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Accumulate your sleep debt (strategically)

Sleep debt refers to the quantity of rest you are missing out on vis-a-vis the amount you should be getting. The average adult is recommended to have at least seven to eight hours of sleep per day. For example, if you lose out on an hour of sleep a day, you’ll accumulate a sleep debt of seven hours by the end of the week. Regularly skimping on sleep can lead to a myriad of health concerns, including lower energy and focus, a weakened immune system, deficiencies in memory retention, and difficulties in waking up.

Sleep debt will always catch up on you and force the body into more rest. In some cases, you may find yourself sleeping longer hours during the weekends after a week of sleep deprivation. Accumulating your sleep debt strategically allows you to pick out days when to sleep in to make way for days you have to wake up early. That way, you can take it slow on low-pressure days and catch up on sleep, while ensuring you don’t crash when you have to be up early.

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pragmatic123 slot Change your alarm

One possible reason you’re not waking up to your alarm is that you’ve subconsciously tuned it out. I’ve personally found that my alarms begin to lose their effectiveness the moment I begin snoozing them—almost as if I’ve unintentionally started ignoring them. Change your alarm, keep your brain on its toes, and rinse and repeat.

An environment conducive to waking up

Your surrounding environment can also directly affect the quality of your mornings. The presence of natural light in a room is associated with the sunrise and can influence your level of alertness and ability to wake up. “Your body’s circadian clock responds to light, as a signal to be awake, and dark, as a signal to fall asleep. Increase your amount of light during the day to be more alert. Darken your bedroom room at night to sleep better,” says the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. 

The kind of alarm you use also matters. Compared to jarring sounds, alarms that progressively become louder are more effective in coaxing you to awakeness.

It’s all in the mind

Waking up to an alarm is a case of mind over matter. Though snoozing and sleeping in can be more enticing, this reportedly does more harm than good. Ignoring your alarm fragments your sleep and can lead to lower energy levels when you do get out of bed.

The state your mind is in before sleep can also affect how effective your alarm is. The brain can subconsciously categorize what is important and what is not and can wake you up if you mentally specify one thing as urgent. For example, focusing on your scheduled job interview in the morning may help you wake up for it.

Nighttime routines matter

Believe it or not, what you do right before you sleep impacts both your rest and how you wake up to your alarm. According to Howard LeWine, M.D., recommended nighttime activities include distancing yourself from blue-light devices at least 15 to 30 minutes before bedtime; restricting yourself to 20- to 30-minute naps during the day; and lightly exercising at night. These not only lessen the amount of time it takes before you sleep but also improve sleep quality.

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