I have an alarm clock that lights up. It simulates dawn about thirty minutes before I need to wake. Makes it a lot easier to get going on dark winter mornings.
Other thing that helps is modafinil. Turns out I’m medically overtired.
I’ve struggled with this for a while too, and I’ve found that the only ‘secret’ is to go to sleep earlier so that you either wake up earlier, or wake up feeling more refreshed. You should also do this in conjunction with getting up and out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off. I’ve got an alarm that doesn’t turn off until I go into the kitchen and scan a barcode because otherwise I’ll turn the alarm off and go straight back to sleep. Someone also suggested opening your blinds which works really well if you don’t need the privacy and you wake up after the sun rises.
If you can, make sure you open your blinds at night, especially if you usually keep them closed. Even just a modicum of extra light can help you wake up quicker.
Tbh, the only REAL tip I have is go to bed at like, 10 PM ish. I know that sucks ass but then you wake up to the sun in your window naturally and it’s a whole different experience.
To help with going to bed earlier, cut out any caffinated drinks, or at least dont have any after 3pm. Also for the first couple of nights try having a bigger meal of something that contains tryptophan such as turkey.
Also try reading a book or something on paper or epaper before you sleep instead of using a backlit device to browse lemmy or watch tv etc.
Get mad. But no seriously, if your in a dream that you wanna wake up from, use all your possible force to flex your muscles, it’ll make you realize your dreaming and wake up.
I sleep with a bottle of water beside my bed, and when I wake up, I chug as much of that as I can handle. It really helps me. I started doing it after I read somewhere that dehydration can contribute to fatigue, especially in the mornings. I’m probably pretty dehydrated on average, so that scanned.
Personally I think it’s normal to take awhile to wake up slowly. Evolutionarily I don’t think we popped up ready to hunt. We gradually woke up.
For the exhaustion, you probably simply need more sleep.
For gradual wake-up, get one of those light-alarm clocks. They light up over a period of 5 to 40 minutes (whatever you set it to) to mimic a rising run. Especially important at this time of year.
Something that has helped is blasting cold water on my face and then proceeding with opening my windows and letting sunlight in, always helps me on my school days
Sleep with caffeine pills next to your bed. Set an alarm for 20 minutes before when you want to wake up. Take the pill with the alarm, and go back to sleep. You will magically wake up super awake at the time you want to be up.
This is obviously a lot less good than the healthy solutions here, but I work a rotating shift schedule and this trick has been working for me for over a decade.
They’re Jet Alert 200 mg—but the pills are oblong so I break them into smaller doses based on how I’m feeling. Feeling really awake? Don’t take any. Slightly drowsy? A quarter of one (50mg). Normal level of drowsy? 100 mg. Etc.
There’s something about the going back to sleep that seems to have a stacking effect—you wake up feeling really well rested.
People say you shouldn’t have caffeine until about an hour after you’re awake. Something about letting your body chemicals settle before, you know, fucking them up.
Yeah, my understanding of the physiology is that taking it that early leads to rebound sleepiness in 4-6 hours after waking. I think it definitely does, but the immediate caffeine helps if you have a job that demands immediate alertness lol.
I successfully trained myself to wake up at the right time without an alarm. There are methods for doing that, I’ll elaborate on mine if there’s interest. It takes all the pain out of waking up.
Perform acts counter to what your body wants for the majority of your earthly existence. Feel bad bout wanting rest and relaxation. Develop anxiety about not having enough money.
Get at least 8 hours sleep. Note that this means “sleep” and not “8 hours in bed” so if you read or do other activities in bed, add extra time for that stuff. I usually give extra time for my brain to stop running a mile a minute
Go to bed at the same time every night. Wake up at the same time every morning. Avoid caffeine. Caffeine can cause sleep disruptions you may not notice, even if consumed early in the day.
Back in college I lived off campus and had to bike in. Usually waking up at the last possible moment had me leaping out of bed, eating as fast as possible, and pedaling my dumbass to class seconds after opening my eyes. Maybe the regular exercise helped.
I set 2 alarms. one 15 minutes before the other. when the first alarm goes off I take a 200mg caffeine pill. when the second goes off getting up is much easier.
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