Getting up early - how to do it and why is it worth it?

The alarm clock is ringing very loudly, but you think you can sleep for 5 more minutes. Of course, 5 minutes often turns into half an hour. You look at him again and leap to his feet. You grab an apple in a hurry, drink a few sips of coffee, get dressed while brushing your teeth and run out of the house. You promise yourself that tomorrow you will definitely not allow yourself to take extra naps and… nothing comes of it. The next morning is like a madman's dream, and by definition it is the worst moment of the day for you. You just want to get enough sleep and dream of a job that would start at noon. If you work remotely, you allow yourself to sleep fully, so you wake up at noon, wander around the house, and do not get to work until late in the evening. Ok. 2 a.m. you only think about going to bed, so you go back to bed. History comes full circle. Maybe it's worth implementing getting up early?

Getting up early vs being an owl

What seasons are the best for our body? It works exactly like daytime, i.e. when it gets dark, it begins to prepare for sleep, it works slower. Therefore, even if you say that you are an owl and mornings are not for you, it is worth trying if you are not working faster and faster at an earlier time.

Of course, if this is not the case, getting up early is not essential. It is not about glorifying people who are able to get out of bed after 5 and start the day with great energy, or to unequivocally state that their lifestyle and work is better and more appropriate. Sometimes it may just turn out that you are not really an owl, but a lover of long sleep, which often makes you feel asleep until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning.

In the morning, we are able to focus harder, we work faster, we gain time for ourselves. Just because you wake up 2 hours earlier than usual does not mean that you will spend 2 more hours on work - you will probably finish the planned tasks faster and have 2 hours of free time just for yourself.

Getting up early - good sides

It has already been mentioned that in the morning we can focus better on work, our body works faster, which makes us perform the tasks entrusted to us more efficiently. But more efficient work is not enough.

Mornings are silence. Everyone is asleep, there are still few people on the streets, cars like medicine ... Then you can focus 100%, think about important matters in peace or just rest. After all, you have the opportunity to devote all the extra hours to relaxation. Thanks to the extra moments, you have time for a warm, longer shower or a calming bath. You will reach for a book that you have been putting away for many weeks and in silence you will read, watch a movie or an episode of your favorite series. Getting up early will also allow you to stretch out, exercise, and start your day actively, if that's your best way to wake up and feel good the rest of the time.

Of course, it is worth remembering the importance of a wholesome breakfast. Getting up early gives you more time, so you can prepare a decent and tasty meal, enjoy the taste and do nothing in a hurry. This way you will surely start your day better.

Suppose you work remotely and start work around 4pm, finish at 3am counting meal breaks, the fact that the household comes home from work, it gets noisy and there are a lot of distractions around. So you will go to bed around 4:00 and you will probably wake up around noon.In all this, there is no free time for your pleasures. If you start work at 5.30 am, it is very likely that by around 1.00 pm you will do whatever you have planned. First of all, because nothing will disturb you during the first hours of work. The prospect of free time starting at 1 p.m. is tempting, isn't it?

Getting up early - how to do it?

Everything sounds very good, theoretically you already know that you would like to try, but ... How do you make yourself get up at such inhumane times? Motivation alone is often not enough to build a habit.

First, if sleep is very important to you, try to realize how many days in a year you actually spend on it. Take into account that an adult is well rested and ready to go after 7-8 hours of sleep. So if you sleep 10, about 3 free hours a day are slipping through your fingers. Try to gradually adjust the alarm clock, e.g. every day by 10 minutes or half an hour, depending on how much you want to shorten your sleep time.

Try not to set multiple naps on your alarm clock. Thanks to this, you will be aware that nothing else will call and if you do not get up at this point, you will be late. Additionally, it is a good idea to place the alarm clock away from the bed. If you get up to turn it off, chances are you will wander off to sleep.

Establish your morning routine and stick to it. Turn off the alarm clock and go straight to the kitchen to make your favorite coffee. Being able to drink it in peace and quiet without rushing is a form of reward for sacrifice. Plan your morning carefully and stick to it. After the alarm clock sounds, you won't have time to laze around.

Move around, turn on the music if it does not wake up the family, stretch a little, dance, do a few sit-ups. This is another way to effectively wake up and, additionally, gain energy for the whole day.

While getting up early may seem like a punishment, there are actually so many benefits to it that it's worth trying. Perhaps thanks to this, we will find the perfect way to focus on work, gain time to eat healthier or simply have more time for pleasure, we will make up for movies or books that we always lacked time for.