6 Helpful Tips for Waking up at 6
- Ditch the Annoying Alarm Clock
- alarm clocks typically lead to snoozing- which leads to bad waking up habits and a cranky start to the day
- If you want to wake up more easily each day, the “timing of one’s circadian rhythm, or ‘body clock,’ ” according to sleep researcher Leon C. Lack, PhD, a professor at the school of psychology of Flinders University in Australia.
- One can achieve prime waking time in their REM sleep pattern by going to bed approximately 8 hours before wake-up call, practicing non-stop for several weeks.
- Know or Make a schedule for Getting Ready
- If you have to be at school by 6:45, and it takes you a half an hour to get dressed and ready and 15 minutes to get to school, you have to wake up at 6. Thinking through and following a schedule like so will establish patterns in the body and become habitual and easy.
- Steer clear of Electronics at least 1 hour Pre-Bedtime
- Exposure to screens excites the brain and puts a large damper in the process of winding down before bed. An exciting television show or Youtube video can be an excuse to stay awake past bedtime. A more sensible option is reading or writing in a journal, but nothing too exciting or stressful.
- Wake Up with a POP!
- Instead of chilling in bed on your phone or taking a 5-minute nap on the toilet immediately after waking, try a short exercise or splash cold water in your face. Activities that stimulate the body with lead to exciting the brain- which will make moving along your morning much more easy and fun.
- Drink a Large Amount of Water When you Wake Up
- Water awakens your metabolism, rehydrates you, helps your body flush out a buildup of toxins, replenishes your brain with fuel for the day, and even cause you to you eat less.
- Keep Morning Leftover Homework from the Night Before to a Minimum
- We all have schedules that fill up from the crack of dawn until far after the sun goes down. In the event that it’s 10:30 and you’ve still got tons more work to do, try to power through until you have less than an hour left.
- Although waking up and working is a helpful way to start up the brain, the quality of your school work and motivation to wake up will decrease.
By: Mackensie Banchik