Go back to bed for an hour or more. Then force myself out of bed while I’m freezing (even in a warm room). Pee. Get on clothes. Go outside to buy a iced coffee (more for the morning walk than for the coffee).
Heres a weird thing… Step 1 and 2 has been so much easier lately. After I started taking 2g fast-release melatonin pills before bed. Why would pills for falling asleep faster help me waking up 7.5 hours later? I’m hoping struggling with those two steps can be a thing of the past, if this continues. I hate how grumpy (and cold, and slow) I usually am every darn morning.
Turn off my alarm, go back to bed with my phone and convince myself that I’ll just have a quick look at Lemmy, then decide to check the news and proceed to surf around the Internet for the next two hours until the threat of pissing myself forces me to finally get up and rush to the toilet.
It’s bad, but it’s a ritual I love: wake up, put on my bathrobe, shuffle over to my espresso machine, make myself a nice espresso or cappuccino, light up a smoke and cuddle with my cat a for a bit. Then when my brain wakes up as well, have a shower while my cat is screaming at me, horrified that I’m willing standing in water.
I pee. Then I get out of bed. Start coffee. Take a shower. Get out of wet pyjamas and put on dry clothes for work. I didn’t think it needed to be said.
I have 2 Delonghi Magnifica espresso makers, one is at 35,000 shots poured, the other is over 40,000. At this point, I figure my body is 25% caffeine molecules.
Your statement is true to an extent (like anything), but using caffeine can be effective for improving focus and alertness, even over non-caffeine users.
I find this guy to present an interesting and somewhat scientific perspective on things. I completely don’t do things the way he suggests, so bad on me. And my intake is way above his suggested amounts, obviously.
And 100% on the nicotine thing, I’ve stopped drinking coffee for a few months at a time, and I’ve had nothing like the cravings I still get for nicotine a decade+ after I’ve quit. I fucking love smoking, I just don’t do it anymore.
First I fill and start my kettle, while it heats up I open the blinds and go to the toilet. Then I make myself some tea which I drink while watching a SC2 cast by Harstem. Afterwards I brush my teeth, get dressed and leave for work.
I set two alarms, one at 5am and another at 6am. The first alarm is lighter and less obtrusive, it’s just meant to nudge me and let me know that it’s getting close to waking up. I know myself and I know I’ll take a awhile to get up. Even the 6am alarm, louder and more jarring, I’ll hit snooze on. Then when 6:30am comes, it’s a flurry of activity getting myself up, stumble to the bathroom to pee, start prepping stuff for the morning, wake the kids up, get them ready, then rush out the door. It usually happens within the span of 45-55 minutes every morning.
Cold water first thing in the morning makes my diaphragm cramp up and knock the wind out of me like I just got kicked in the stomach. If I’m standing up when it happens I crumple to the floor in the fetal position. Tepid water for the win.
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